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How Many Resonator Guitars Do You Have
None, including those who ONLY play electric instruments without a resonator
13%
 13%  [ 12 ]
One
27%
 27%  [ 25 ]
Two
24%
 24%  [ 22 ]
Three or Four
20%
 20%  [ 18 ]
Five or Six
7%
 7%  [ 7 ]
From Seven to Nine
3%
 3%  [ 3 ]
Ten or More
3%
 3%  [ 3 ]
Total Votes : 90

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Alan Brookes


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  Posted 15 Oct 2014 3:51 pm    
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Including those that you play, those that you have stored away, those that you have out on loan to other people, and those that have in bits being worked on, how many resonator guitars do you have?

Include ONLY Resonator Guitars, as long as they are acoustic, even if they have a pickup of some sort inserted, but EXCLUDE ACOUSTIC HAWAIIAN GUITARS and REGULAR GUITARS WITH A NUT RISER.

Exclude Resonator Mandolins, Resonator Ukuleles and Resonator Banjos.

For those people who have archtop or solid electric guitars made with a resonator built in, and there aren't that many around, include them.

Don't count guitars that you've borrowed from someone else, or other people's guitars that you have in your possession while you work on them.
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Joe Burke

 

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Toronto, Canada
Post  Posted 15 Oct 2014 5:45 pm    
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3. Two of which I bought recently, and one I will try and and sell.
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Thiel Hatt

 

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Utah, USA
Post  Posted 15 Oct 2014 11:49 pm    
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One eight string and a nine string with six pedals and six knee levers.
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Tony Lombardo


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Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 3:33 am    
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None. I have one 8-string electric lap steel, but no acoustic instruments.
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Alan Brookes


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 10:22 am    
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Thiel Hatt wrote:
...and a nine string with six pedals and six knee levers.

I'd like to see that. Do you have photos.?
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Frank James Pracher


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Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 10:41 am    
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One, I have a brass bodied National from 1940 that belonged to my great aunt. I have a nut riser on it and play it Hawaiian style.
I'm not much for acoustic instruments but it's a nice diversion from my usual electric, and it's fun at campfires.
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Stephen Abruzzo

 

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Philly, PA
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 11:29 am    
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One.
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Mark Eaton


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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 12:01 pm    
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Two.

Early 1930s California-built Dobro, and a 2004 Clinesmith in Western Bigleaf Maple.
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john buffington

 

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Owasso OK - USA
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 12:03 pm    
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Tut Taylor Californian, Walnut 6 string.
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David Matzenik


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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 12:24 pm    
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Just the one. A 1929 National Hawaiian Style 1. Tuned to G6th.
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Thiel Hatt

 

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Utah, USA
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 12:43 pm    
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For Alan Brookes. Here's my creation. The changer is an EMCI, part of the under carriage I acquired from Fessenden, the rest I made. I didn't like the price of a Pedabro so I made my own and am pleased with the outcome.
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Lee Holliday


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United Kingdom
Post  Posted 16 Oct 2014 9:36 pm    
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Three at the moment, two roundnecks, one brass with a national style cone, one walnut with beard Dobro cone, and a walnut Dobro square neck that has been a project for too long now.

As Wimpey used to say to popeye always room for another one!!!

I have my eye on a square neck tricone but currently too many guitars and not enough cash!!!

Lee
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Dan Mahoney

 

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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2014 6:11 am    
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I'm down to 7. Meredith spruce rosewood, Scheerhorn RI prototype, Wechter Scheerhorn solid mahog. prototype, '37 Dobro model 37, '33 model 37, Wolfe mahogany ported, '78 RQ Jones walnut (original owner)
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Jack Aldrich

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2014 7:46 am    
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I have 3 (at the moment): an 8 string Dobro I got in 1977, a six string Koa with spruce top made for me by Dave Krauss here in Seattle, and a Krauss 8 string. Instead of screens, Dave cuts out dolphin outlines - very Hawaiian. The "Kraussinators" (as I call them) are marvelous instruments whose innards are maple - no plywood, and they cost $2500, a steal, considering the sound I get from them.
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D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
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Dave Thier


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Fairhope, Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2014 12:58 pm    
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I have three, all six string squarenecks.
2001 James, cherry
2003 Clinesmith, western big leaf maple
2009 Beard Odyssey, claro walnut/spruce
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Joe Snow


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Argyle,Texas, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2014 2:31 pm    
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One, Beard Mike Auldridge. The other one is in a grey zone from your criteria. Early Hound Dog Dobro roundneck was lent to me but my friend doesn't want it back, so I suppose it is now mine.
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Alan Brookes


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2014 3:57 pm    
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Thiel Hatt wrote:
For Alan Brookes. Here's my creation. The changer is an EMCI, part of the under carriage I acquired from Fessenden, the rest I made. I didn't like the price of a Pedabro so I made my own and am pleased with the outcome.

Thanks for sharing that, Thiel. I've been thinking of building one myself for some time now. That's a good-looking instruments that you've built. I'd love to hear it. Very Happy Cool
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Ben Elder

 

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La Crescenta, California, USA
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2014 10:24 am    
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Change one "Seven to Nine" vote to "Ten or More." (Forgot about the 14-fret 1933 Regal.)
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John Billings


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2014 1:51 pm    
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Three round necks, and one square neck. '1935 and '37 Dobros, 1935 Brass M-32, and a birch-bodied, I believe birch, '37 that has the voice of an Angel! Super cheap model, super rich sound. Also a green Johnson rnd-neck, that I can leave on the lawn overnight if I get drunk!
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Dave Mayes

 

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Oakland, Ca.
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2014 3:25 pm    
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Zero. Never felt the temptation.
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Paddy Long


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Christchurch, New Zealand
Post  Posted 19 Oct 2014 3:48 pm    
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Just this fella !!



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Brian McGaughey


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Orcas Island, WA USA
Post  Posted 20 Oct 2014 9:37 am    
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Love those MASs...
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Russ Cudney


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Sonoma, California, USA
Post  Posted 20 Oct 2014 10:33 am    
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A '95 Ron Phillips "Trash Can"



..and one I converted to Dobro.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=259971&sid=8d145ba864d3648840c01d60b4035ac5


got two more on the bench.
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Mike D

 

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Phx, Az
Post  Posted 20 Oct 2014 3:08 pm    
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A steel body single cone roundneck
A Walnut bodied single cone roundneck baritone
2 'Resolectrics'
And a mahogany tricone 'Weissonator' squareneck

All home built.
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Steve Schell

 

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California, USA
Post  Posted 20 Oct 2014 8:15 pm    
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Hi Alan,

I researched the Dopyera brothers and the history of National and Dobro some years ago. John and Rudy were geniuses! I am fortunate to own National tricone # 069, a very early example and about the 70th built. Don Young put it in great condition for me a few years ago. I also have National Triolian # 42P, an early Polychrome example that needs a visit to Don for the full resto treatment. The earliest three part body Triolians are something special.
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