Instruments
- Randy Allen
- Oliver Apitius
- Paul Beard
- Carroll Benoit
- Todd Clinesmith
- Dick Deneve
- Dobro®
- Ivan Guernsey
- Kay
- Greg McKenna
- National Reso-Phonic
- Tim Scheerhorn
- Smith Family Music
- Tut Taylor
- Bobby Wolfe
Resource list
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The Players
WWW.RESOGUIT.COM
Resonator Guitar Website for The Dobro® Lap Style Guitar Player
Resoguit-L Email Discussion List
Four Players and fourteen guitars!! Check out what happens when four players swap guitars and share their thoughts on some of the best guitars made in the history of the instrument. Entry level, mid priced and king of the hill. They play them all HERE!
The Incredible Scale Analyzers, developed by Pete Reichwein are perhaps the most awesome online aids for resonator guitar. The Original Scale Analyzer for six string resonator guitar works flawlessly with any browser. The "New" Scale Analyzer also includes 7 and 8 string resonator guitars, "regular" guitar, banjo and fiddle. It works best with Internet Explorer, but, seems to work fine with Firefox. The analyzers may be used online or, downloaded to your local computer.Contact Pete with questions and expressions of gratitude.
We Have tablature!! A big thank you to resonator and steel guitar ace Dave Giegerich for donating a tab library to the website. We now have tab for the beginning, intermediate and advanced player!! Click HERE! to view and/or download the tab files.
Special Section!! The story of the "Grammy Guitar", designed by Tut Taylor and built by Mark Taylor. Click HERE! to read a fascinating account of this guitar and view photos.
Thanks to Randy Getz for his great article on Curtis Burch and his use of palm pedals. The history is fascinating and the pictures are great. Go HERE for a great read!!
Thanks to Randy Getz for his masterpiece on the pre war Dobro®. The article is available as a Word document and a pdf file. This is a great read about the holy grail of resonator guitars.
1974 Dobro® Catalog Online Thanks to Mr. James Warren for loaning this bit of resophonic history. Check out the vintage pricing and the great photo of the Doperya family!
Vintage "NATIONAL-DOBRO CORP." Catalog Online Thanks to Mr. Bill Currence for providing the scanned graphics files. If only we could still buy them at these prices!
The Reason Why Mike Auldridge Is An Alien Check out this great personal tale of one player's impression of his first lesson with Reso legend, Mike Auldridge.
Definition
The Dobro® resonator guitar, an american invented instrument, has been around since the mid 1920's. The Dobro trademark is owned by Gibson. Guitars of this type, built by independent guitar makers, are referred to as resonator, or, resophonic, guitars.
The resonator guitar, now in a "Golden Era", is popular in contemporary Bluegrass music, adding a soulfull, bluesy touch to the music. Modern country music has rediscovered the resonator guitar after abandoning the instrument for decades.
The instrument is available with either a wooden or metal body. Square necked guitars are played horizontally, similar to the steel guitar. The strings are elevated off the neck. The instrument is played with a bar called a steel. Round necked models are played Spanish style, with or without a slide.
Ok! I admit it! I play one of these things!
Special Mention
Now offered with permission from iBluegrass.com are the articles by Howard Parker The Care and Feeding of Your Resonator Guitar and Affordable Instruments and Josh Graves.
If you are interested in the history of the resonator guitar, check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this excellent article by Ken Brown.
If you are curious about the design and construction of wood body, resonator guitars, you will want to check out Paul Beard Guitars, a graphics intensive site which details the design and construction of these instruments. I endorse and play Paul Beard resonator guitars. The site also hosts Resophonic Outfitters, one stop shopping for all resonator guitar accessories.
My favorite player (and all around swell guy), Mr. Mike Auldridge, has his website HERE. You'll find a great selection of recordings, instructional material, instruments and related items for sale.
LeRoy Mack's website is loaded with historical photos (LeRoy played with the legendary Kentucky Colonels and guitarist Clarence White), recordings and instructional material. I always look at LeRoys' style as deeply rooted in Josh Graves, but, with much more aggression. LeRoy is a fine player and a gentleman of the first order.
Last but not least, the granddaddy of all acoustic and electric steel guitar related sites, Brad's Page of Steel.
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