1974 OMI Dobro Model 33D Vintage Roundneck Resonator Bell Brass w/ Case
$1,999.99
$1,999.99
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Up for sale, a 1974 OMI Dobro Model 33D in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Built by OMI under the Dobro brand (pre-Gibson buyout), this roundneck Dobro features a chrome-plated bell brass body with an etched “French scroll” design, a mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, and a single cone with a biscuit bridge.
Weighing 8lbs 8oz, this Model 33D delivers plenty of warmth and bell-like bark, very punchy and immediate. There’s an overarching sweetness to the sound not always attributable to a metal-bodied Dobro, and it excels at both picked notes and slide work, with plenty of lower midrange oomph and presence. This Model 33D has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action (setup for fretted playing).
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .885” 1st fret, 1.085” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, dot inlay
-Frets: Slender, leveled and crowned, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 24 1/2”
-Nut: 1 3/4”
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
-Serialization: 6-suffix stamp on top of peghead
Body Specs:
-Material: Bell brass (chrome-plated)
-Bridge: Biscuit
-Cones: Single
-Marquetry: Punched f holes, etched “French scroll” design on front and back
Cosmetic wear on the body is limited to a couple minor dings on the rims, buckle scuffing central to the back, and some minor scratches on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile exhibits extensive checking, with a few shallow nicks and scuffs along the profile length that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
The original black tolex hardshell case is included.
Weighing 8lbs 8oz, this Model 33D delivers plenty of warmth and bell-like bark, very punchy and immediate. There’s an overarching sweetness to the sound not always attributable to a metal-bodied Dobro, and it excels at both picked notes and slide work, with plenty of lower midrange oomph and presence. This Model 33D has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 12-53 bronze strings and easy-playing action (setup for fretted playing).
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .885” 1st fret, 1.085” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, dot inlay
-Frets: Slender, leveled and crowned, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-5
-Scale Length: 24 1/2”
-Nut: 1 3/4”
-Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
-Serialization: 6-suffix stamp on top of peghead
Body Specs:
-Material: Bell brass (chrome-plated)
-Bridge: Biscuit
-Cones: Single
-Marquetry: Punched f holes, etched “French scroll” design on front and back
Cosmetic wear on the body is limited to a couple minor dings on the rims, buckle scuffing central to the back, and some minor scratches on the body as a whole. The smooth gloss on the neck profile exhibits extensive checking, with a few shallow nicks and scuffs along the profile length that are not distracting to the palm while fretting.
The original black tolex hardshell case is included.
