NATIONAL RESONATOR GUITAR

~ NICKEL STEEL
~UP TO 3 CONES (TRI-CONE)
~ TYPICALLY COUNTRY & DELTA BLUES
~ VERY HIGH END STEELY SOUND
~ PLAYED EITHER ON LAP OR AS NORMAL
~ ALSO ~ EXPENSIVE !
~NONE ON THIS SITE

            DOBRO - SQUARE-NECK RESONATOR

~ WOOD BODY (GIBSON ARE PLYWOOD)
~ ORIGINAL OPTION FOR AFFORDABLE VERSION OF NATIONAL
~ PLAYED FLAT ACROSS KNEES WITH STEEL, GLASS OR CERAMIC BAR
   OR STANDING WITH GUITAR FLAT ON ITS BACK
~ NECK FLAT & WIDE, 50mm AT NUT
~ STRINGS 10mm ABOVE FINGERBOARD
~ SINGLE CONE WITH BISCUIT BRIDGE
~ BLUEGRASS IN OPEN G TUNING
~ BLUES & TRADITIONAL ETC IN OPEN D
~ HEAVY
~ PLAYED WITH STEEL FINGERPICKS (THUMB & FIRST TWO FINGERS)
~ GENERALLY ONLY PLAYED FINGERPICKING STYLE

   ROUND NECK RESONATOR (DOBRO)

~ THE ONE I MADE FOR FELIX
~ SOLID WOOD BODY
~ PLAYED AS NORMAL STEEL STRUNG ACOUSTIC GUITAR, WITH
  STEEL, GLASS OR CERAMIC SLIDE
~ NECK RADIUSED & 43mm AT NUT
~ STRINGS SLIGHTLY HIGH ACTION TO EASE SLIDE PLAYING
~ SINGLE CONE WITH SPIDER BRIDGE
~ BLUEGRASS OPEN G, BLUES & TRADITIONAL ETC IN OPEN D
~ PLAYED FINGERPICKING STYLE OR WITH PLECTRUM
~ GENERALLY SOUND SUITS BLUES AND BLUEGRASS ETC,
~ NOT SUITED TO HARD STRUMMING TECHNIQUES
~ CAN BE FITTED WITH NUT EXTENSION TO PLAY FLAT