national duolian guitar 33 55 c serial number registry

#NATIONAL DUOLIAN GUITAR 33 55 C SERIAL NUMBER REGISTRY SERIAL NUMBERS#
#NATIONAL DUOLIAN GUITAR 33 55 C SERIAL NUMBER REGISTRY CODE#

I heard many of the OMI were relatives of Dopyera family and they could have been. I spoke with the women that ran OMI, and she sounded very old on the phone. My first 33H came in with a dent in it and I sent t back to Elderly. I bought my 33H right out of the Elderly catalog, when it was kind of a cheap newspaper catalog bound with a couple of staples. They could have been, but I didn't have there catalog.ĭobro made both wood bodies and metal bodies. There are a couple of resonator specific discussion forums - here is oneĪnd you might contact the guy who runs this siteīack when I bought my 33H, National I don't think was making wood bodies. We tend to thing of National and NRP as the manufacturer of metal bodies biscuits but obviously yours is the exception. Also most dobros were woodies but again, they built a few metal bodies. Most traditional dobros were spider bridge and had 12 frets but they did make a few biscuits and 14 fretters. I happen to own a 1932 and a 1980 OMI Duolian.

#NATIONAL DUOLIAN GUITAR 33 55 C SERIAL NUMBER REGISTRY SERIAL NUMBERS#

I know that older Dobro serial numbers are a bit of a can of worms to find anything out about them. Besides the Hound Dog I don't think Gibson is doing much with the brand today but it would be worth checking with them.

Pretty much what Mikeo says, the Dobro name was bought by OMI and then Gibson (or maybe different order).

Last character is body type: D=wood, B=metal, H=Hounddog, P=solid peghead.ĭoesnt fit because the body type character is first (D style) and because the year would be 96, outside of the '88-94 code.ġ995-1997 OMI Dobro: A(A) (x)xxx yy configuration.ĭoesnt fit because the first 2 arent letters, there is a letter then a numberġ998-current Gibson Dobro: 8 digits ymmddrry configuration Numerals in center are instrument ranking. Last character is body type: D=wood, B=metal.ĭoesnt fit because the body type character is first.ġ988-1994 OMI Dobro: A# yyD configuration.

Numeral y before letter is last digit of year.

#NATIONAL DUOLIAN GUITAR 33 55 C SERIAL NUMBER REGISTRY CODE#

Y is last digit of the year (if this number is '3' it is actually 1974).ģ or 4 numerals in center are instrument ranking for year starting with 101.ĭ is body type: D=wood, B=brass, M=steel or mandolin.Ĭould maybe fit if body code could be first character? a '75 (d5)? But then there are too many number characters.ġ980-1988 OMI Dobro: 8 (#)# yD configuration.Ĩ is the decade of manufacture (8=1980s).Ģ or 3 or 4 numerals in center are serial number for year.

National duolian guitar 33 55 c serial number registry