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Paul Beard Spider and Cone Upgrade by Cleveland Luthier, Jim Kozel

Beard cones and spiders are considered a high end upgrade for most dobros. Here’s how we did the Beard cone and spider upgrade on Josh Stevens‘s dobro. The first part of the video talks about the difference between dobros and resonators.

 

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