Category:Resophonic instruments
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[edit]- Main articles: Dobro, National String Instrument Corporation, and National Reso-Phonic Guitars.
- 1927-1932 National String Instrument Corporation was established by Dopyera brothers who invented resonator guitar. In their 1930 catalog, Adolph Rickenbacker was appeared as one of key associates.
- 1928-1932 Dobro Manufacturing Company was established by John Dopyera who left National.
- 1932-1937 National Dobro Corporation was formed as a result of merging National and Dobro.
- 1930s-1968 Valco was formed by three business partners and former owners of the National Dobro Company; Victor Smith, Al Frost, and Louis Dopyera
- 1930s-1941 Regal Musical Instrument Company (Regal) was granted a license to manufacture resonator instruments. By 1937, Regal was the exclusive licensed manufacturer. Their instruments were sold under various brand including “Regal”, “Dobro”, “Old Kraftsman”, and “Ward”.
- 1959-1966 “Dopera's Original” brand by Emil Dopyera manufactured Dobros.
- 1966-1969 Mosrite merged “Dopera's Original” and manufactured Dobros.
- 1967-1993 Original Musical Instrument Company (OMI) was formed by Rudy and Emil Dopyera to manufacture Dobros under “Hound Dog” brand. In 1970, they again acquired the “Dobro” brand.
- 1989— National Reso-Phonic Guitars was formed to reproduce old resonator guitars under the “National” brand.
- 1993— Gibson Guitar Corporation acquired OMI and “Dobro” brand. OMI was renamed to Original Acoustic Instruments and its production was moved to Nashville. Now, “Dobro” brand was only used for inverted-cone model, and biscuit-style models are sold under “Hound Dog” and “Epiphone” brand.
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1926-7 1st National Resophonic guitar, Museum of Making Music.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 2.74 MB
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1928 National Style O plectrum guitar.jpg 433 × 612; 80 KB
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Biscuit tin banjolele.JPG 879 × 2,310; 229 KB
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Eli Cook The Jefferson Theater Charlottesville VA July 2022.jpg 5,256 × 4,200; 4.42 MB
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Fragment on WMPG's Us Folk 29 July 2005.jpg 1,024 × 768; 221 KB
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Kantishna Valley Bluegrass Music Festival Denali Borough AK August 2010.jpg 3,712 × 2,088; 2.57 MB
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Kenji Bunch and His Bluegrass All-Stars practice Craftsbury Common VT July 2012.jpg 4,774 × 3,182; 10.54 MB
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Viki model 4,24,25 integrate.jpg 971 × 638; 196 KB
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