Resophonic | Dobro Guitars
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Allen Guitars:
Allen Guitars is maker of fine hand-crafted instruments. Resophonic Guitars, Mandolins, Acoustic Guitars.
Auldridge, (Mike) Resophonics:
Stunningly beautiful guitars available as six strings or as eight string models, both with the distinctive Mike Auldridge signature sound.... a huge, warm low end, with a sweet crystal clear, bell-like high end, perfectly balanced in between, and with awesome sustain.
Beard Guitars:
Beard offers high quality resonator guitars. Our coverplates are available in traditional fan pattern with higher palm rest for extra string clearance. Also available in poinsettia and lyre patterns. All coverplates have higher palm rests for extra string clearance. The three designs are available in gold and chrome.
Dubreuille, (Philippe):
Philippe Dubreuille hand builds "art guitars" and has a reputation for building incredible looking instruments for musicians & celebrities.Some examples of these are on this page- scroll down. Philippe's Resophonic range of instruments are called "PHILGOOD" and certainly have a unique modern 'look' which is based on a very traditional theme. If you are looking for a resonator electric guitar you should definitely check out the Philgood range. You may recognize the design of this guitar as the Tanglewood Guitar company copied Philippe's design.
England Resophonic Guitars:
Quality Resophonic Guitars made by Bryan England.
Fine Resophonic Guitars:
Fine Resophonic Guitars manufactures various models of Resophonic type guitars: Resolectrics, Customs, Triplates, Single Cones, Ukes, and Resophonic Mandolins.
Fluger Resophonic Guitars:
Handcrafted Resophonic Guitars in a number of styles and appointments, utilizing the highest quality materials and parts available. All instruments feature Quarterman Cones, Nuber 14 Spiders, Ebony Fretboards, USA made Coverplates, High Gloss Finish and Hard Shell Case.
Gibson Dobros:
The Dobro guitar owes its popularity to the wide variety of styles pioneered by many great musicians. We are proud to offer the collector these limited edition models, designed and signed (also available unsigned) by the world's most influential Dobro guitarists. All models available with square or round necks. We also offer entire lines of Squareneck and Roundneck series.
Gonstead Guitars:
Sven strongly believes that the perfect instrument is different in everyone's mind. For this reason, he places top priority on listening to his customers and translating the information to create an instrument that suits his or her exacting needs. This is what separates a custom builder from a large manufacturer. Commissioning an instrument is a unique journey that creates a guitar to be cherished by you, your family, and friends. The reason? It defines who you are. From the custom inlay to the type of tonewood chosen, it represents your preferences.
Mattsen Guitars:
I, Russ Mattsen, build only a hand full of Guitars each year in my Nelson, New Zealand workshop. I bend the Brass with a hammer, then solder the pieces together. I carve the neck and spin my own cones.
Melobar Guitars:
Welcome to Smith Family Music & Melobar Guitars. Creators of the Melobar® guitar, the new SteelGitr® double-neck slide guitar, the new Melobro® resonator, the acoustic Enhancr®, and the Strummr® acoustic steel slide guitar. Smith Family Music a family owned and operated business that has been making steel slide, EZ Play guitars for over 30 years.
McKenna Guitars:
Gregg McKenna of South Windsor Connecticut builds and sells wood body squareneck resophonic guitars. The guitars are professional quality individually handcrafted instruments that are made in a small shop environment by the same builder from start to finish. The sound quality of these guitars is excellent due to a very well constructed sound box and fine construction and assembly procedures. The guitar construction is similar to the original prewar instruments. All McKenna guitars are setup with the highest quality hardware.
Morgan Monroe:
Morgan Monroe offers two models of Resophonic Guitars: The Rocky Top and the Bell Brass. Both models of Rocky Top Resonators feature cast metal spiders and aluminum spun 10.5" cones for that classic resophonic sound sought after by both Blues and Bluegrass musicians alike. The open pore satin finish enhances the volume and tone allowing the spruce top to resonate at it's full potential.
National Reso-Phonic Guitars:
Makers of fine resonator guitars. Brass, steel and wood body guitars, bass guitars, ukuleles and more. Mechanically amplified with hand spun aluminum speaker cones for the loudest, sweetest. warmest sound on the planet. Handmade at our factory in California, U.S.A.
Plummer Acoustic and Resphonic Guitars:
Plummer Resophonic Guitars, as played by Warren Haynes, have the following standard features: Tops - Choice of Sitka spruce or cedar. Sides and back - Choice of Macasar ebony, flamed koa, cocabola, quilted maple, flamed maple, Indian rosewood, and quilted mahogony. Neck - Mahogony or flame maple. Ebony bridge, fretboard, and headstock faceplate. Basic custom fretboard inlays. Optional features: Tops Engelman or Adirondack spruce. Back and sides - Brazilian rosewood. Bindings and trim - Abalone or wood. Archtops. Leaf soundholes instead of the traditional central soundhole. More complex fretboard inlays.
Rayco Resophonics:
Rayco Resophonics produces high-end hand built resophonic guitars at very attractive prices. All Rayco Resophonics have the following features: Tops, backs and sides are made with solid woods, a Baltic birch tone ring and four soundposts support the cone, nut-serts with stainless steel bolts to fasten coverplate, hand fit, dovetailed neck joint, ebony fingerboard with bone nut and ebony capped maple bridge insert, quarterman cones, chrome plated brass coverplate and tailpiece, Schaller tuners, 3 year warranty on materials and craftsmanship (original purchaser), and a hardshell case.
Shifflett, (Charles) Guitars:
Basically a resophonic guitar is a mechanically amplified guitar. The string energy actually drives an aluminium speaker cone. In some ways they are a combination of a lap steel, and a speaker box, impersonating a guitar. I've built a number of "square neck '' resophonic guitars, in the bluegrass music tradition ("Dobro" style). Some are flamed maple back, sides, & neck. Some are other woods, including Indian rosewood back, sides, & neck. All of them have been solid wood construction. (The vast majority of "Dobros" are plywood). I have a strong preference for using "John Quarterman" cones because of their superior tone and volume.
Siegmund Guitars:
Chris Siegmund is an exceptionally gifted and inspired craftsman building custom solid body, archtop guitars, and resolectric guitars. Their natural responsiveness and superb musical qualities reveal themselves with every note played. All Siegmund instruments are entirely handcrafted using only the finest woods, personally selected by Chris. Siegmund's unique combination of custom guitars and amplifiers creates a unified signature tonality that has been expressly created to inspire and expand your musical vision.
Tyler Mountain Resophonic Guitars:
Tyler Mountain offers a variety of different Resphonic Guitars with a unique design.
Yanuziello Stringed Instruments:
I, Joseph Yanuziello, studied painting and sculpture in Toronto and after graduation from college worked as a cabinet maker (how did that happen?), designing and building fine furniture. I built my first guitar, an acoustic flat top, in 1979. I've been inspired over the years by many musicians -- this is reflected in the various acoustic and electric stringed instruments I build. I work by myself, building one or two instruments at a time, usually in collaboration with the player.
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