Below is a little tidbit about the Dobro and its origin. Nevah has one of the original Dobro players, and he looks great for his age. Jack Anderson is Nevah's resident slide player on the Dobro or the pedal steel. The tones he gets from the Dobro, a resonating guitar, are beautiful. His tasteful slide and quick picking solos add a warmth to Nevah that would not be easily replaced. Jack has been playing with Nevah for 5 years and will play for another fifty years if the opportunity allows.
Dobro is a trade name, owned by the Gibson company, for a particular brand of resonator guitar. The name originated in 1928 when the Dopyera brothers formed the Dobro Manufacturing Company. "Dobro" is both a contraction of "Dopyera brothers" and a word meaning "good" in their native language.
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