One of a handful of handmade Tricones with hand cut and soldered grills, this instrument also had a set of 'seven extra' diamond shaped holes in the body. Apparently this particular instrument was stolen from The Dobro factory in Huntingdon Beach. Anyone know where it is now?
If you have any better pictures of these instruments, I would really like to have them to add here. Please contact us if you can help. These two scans are courtesy of British National guru Mark Maikin. Thanks Mark!
At the time this picture was taken, in 1987, #133 was in Britain, it is one of only 2 engraved instrument with diamond holes that we know of. The other is also a style 2 with serial #132.
National Gallery publicity photograph - 1987 ( photograph by David Messer )
From left to right: Mark Makin - Michael Messer - Ed Genis - Mike Cooper.
More information is available on the band HERE at Michael Messer's site.
