Embarassed to say this...but both of my Dobro instruments were made in the 30's. I had to have a new new neck made for my brass one. I "jerry rigged" the wooden one into a lap model by installing one of those nut-things which raises the action. Buy a new instrument seeker! I love these old things, but if I had it to do over...you guessed it! Nothing like breaking in a new instrument, yuh know?