Dobro Strap

[Chief31794]

Nice work Ken. Couple of comments and questions, 1) How do you like those "quick disconnect" clips for attaching strap to guitar? 2) How do you like Bob's book? 3) I see that you have the same barber I have! 4) All you need on that strap is a sheepskin shoulder pad ;>) All in all nice work!

Bob

Bob,

I don't like the plastic quick disconnects if that's what you're talking about, if you are talking about the strap lock I have mounted on this strap they are an absolute necessity in my opinion, particularly on Dobros, but I use them on basses, guitars every thing. They positively lock on the pin (not the standard pin it has to be replaced with a locking pin) and you have to pull the lock pin to disconnect the srrap from the guitar.

Love Bob's book he's a class act, I recommend that everyone get a copy for their library if they do any carving at all. Bob Parks is a class act!!!

I call my haircut "Low Maintenance" I just get up in morning and shake the hair out of my eyes and I'm ready for the day.

I am planning a guitar strap with a nice sheepskin shoulder pad, I got some extemely nice sheep's wool for padding from a super nice guy out here on the forum and I am itching to put it on something. Thanks again by the way, the sheeps wool is super nice and I really appreciate it.

Chief

Edited December 21, 2014 by Chief31794

[Basically Bob]

Nice work, Chief.

[Eccho]

You can be proud to use that strap any where any time Chief. Makes me determined to improve.

[Chief31794]

Nice work, Chief.

Thank you,

You can be proud to use that strap any where any time Chief. Makes me determined to improve.

Thanks,

Chief

[Wild Bill46]

Hi Ken ------------------------

I'm sorry,

I really want to say come on up and sit awhile, I really do, and you are a perminately invited guest anytime !

but this holiday we will not be at home. This has indeed been an extremely difficult holday for us to navigate.

Hopefully there will be other times ? Merry Christ-mas again to you and yours. ------------ Wild Bill46

[Hi Im Joe]

Love it. Love me some jerry Douglas too. Any other awesome dobro players I should check out?

[Chief31794]

Hi Ken ------------------------

I'm sorry,

I really want to say come on up and sit awhile, I really do, and you are a perminately invited guest anytime !

but this holiday we will not be at home. This has indeed been an extremely difficult holday for us to navigate.

Hopefully there will be other times ? Merry Christ-mas again to you and yours. ------------ Wild Bill46

Bill, not a problem, there's no way I could get away either, i'll be back for a couple of weeks in July before heading up to North Carolina for RESOGAT to sell some dobro straps. Maybe we can get together then.

Love it. Love me some jerry Douglas too. Any other awesome dobro players I should check out?

Great Dobro Players in no particular order:

Mike Auldridge (Best of all time, we lost him last year), he played with the Seldom Scene quite a bit, you can see him with them or on his own.

Gene Wooten (played with the Country Gazette and the Osborne Brothers, he's gone as well)

Josh Graves (Father of modern dobro playing)

Pete "Oswald" KIrby (Bashful Brother Oswald)

Now for still living:

Rob Ickes

Phil Ledbetter

Leroy McNees (He was the dobro player on the Andy Griffith show when they had one)

Jerry Douglas

Johnny Bellar

Some others but that's a pretty good sampling. The best would be Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, Pete Kirby, and Josh Graves.

Chief

[Hi Im Joe]

Man Chief that's a great list! Seldom Scene is awesome. I just didn't know the dobro player's name! I've also heard of Rob Ickes. He's a beast. I'll have to check out the others you listed!

Thanks,

Joe