National guitars & Dobro guitars, they resonate;-)
National Dobro Valco
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From approximately 1929 to 1945 the National Dobro Corporation made resonator (mechanically amplified) guitars, mandolins,ukuleles and other instruments, all based on the original work of John Dopyera. This site is intended to showcase some of their work and help identify particular styles of instruments.
Although the advent of electrically amplified instruments, which they also built, caused the eventual temporary demise of resophonic instruments, they are enjoying a major revival, and today are recognized as spectacular instruments in their own right.
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