Subject: resonator kits
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:38:23 -0700

Could you please tell me if it is possible (commonly done?) to modify a standard steel string acoustic to take a quarterman cone and bridge setup?

Greetings,

Nope...this is very rarely done and not cost effective...

A standard acoustic guitar would not have the soundwell nor the bracing of a dobro...yes, you can still come close to setting it up to sound like a Dobro just the same, only, you would be missing some of the major features that make a Dobro a Dobro....and if you're converting to a squareneck, you'll also need to consider that the roundneck on an acoustic guitar would have to take a lot more tension due to the added tension of tuning to open G...my suggestion would be to invest in an inexpensive dobro and add the Quarterman cone upgrade for better tonal range...Mickey