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Bordin, Gino - VIRTUOSE DE LA GUITARE HAWAIIENNE - 1930s PARIS
Parisian steel guitar maestro's material is digitally remastered here, containing 25 never-before-reissued tracks, including fox-trots, Hawaiian marches, tangos, Neapolitan serenades, ..more...
#GSK-CD1003 CD .. $16.95
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Douglas, Jerry - JERRY CHRISTMAS!
2009 - 12 cuts of seasonal songs, tunes, and carols from the Dobro master. With guest vocalist Maura O'Connell. Featuring "The First Noel", "Do You Hear What I Hear?", "O Holy Night", "Maui ..more...
#KOCH-CD2021 CD .. $15.95
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Various artists - HORNOGRAPHY
2009 - 17-track dedication to Tim Scheerhorn's resonator guitar craftsmanship, by the artists who play his guitars: Rob Ickes, Randy Kohrs, Andy Hall, Lou Wamp, Justin Moses, Todd Livingston, ..more... - on order, expected arrival date 12/02/09
#LOC-CD1 CD .. $14.95
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Featured Resonator Instrument Books:

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FIRST JAMS: DOBRO by Lee Drew Andrews
Book/CD set. The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn. These are standard .Jam. tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music ..more...
#02-21514BCD $14.99
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DOBRO CLASSICS PLUS - SECOND EDITION by Steve Toth
Book/CD pack. A collection of 20 classic Dobro tunes likely to come up in jam sessions, incorporating the sounds and styles of the masters. Focuses primarily on up-tempo tunes with 5 of Toth's ..more...
#49-1187 $19.95
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DOBRO CHRISTMAS arranged by Steve Toth
2 versions each of 20 classic Christmas tunes in tablature, plus the bonus "Auld Lang Syne." These were created to be easy to learn, play, remember and sight read. So if you've been too busy to ..more...
#49-1218 $9.95
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PARKING LOT PICKER'S SONGBOOK - DOBRO EDITION by Dix Bruce & Stacy Phillips
Book/2-CD set. A collection of over 225 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented in note/tab, along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs by the ..more...
#02-21692BCD $29.95
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DOBRO PRIMER FOR BEGINNERS by David Ellis
Book/CD pack. A method book for the absolute beginner that takes you from how to hold the instrument to playing your first bluegrass standards. Covers: parts of the Dobro, the picks, tuning, ..more...
#56-46 $14.95
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FIDDLEWIDGET - RESOPHONIC GUITAR MAP & CHORD FINDER by Bruce Haney
This handy, compact "slide rule" for resophonic guitar shows you every major chord and scale up the neck. Set up for open G tuning. Color coded dots outline each note of the triad; clear dots ..more...
#668-5 $16.95
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Featured Resonator Instrument Videos

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DVD - DOBRO WORKSHOP by Phil Leadbetter
Although designed for the intermediate Dobro player, resonator guitarists at all levels can benefit from this workshop. Covers: creating breaks, building speed, backing up a vocalist, dynamics, ..more...
#02-DVD98266 .. list $24.95 ours $22.45
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DVD - TRICKS, LICKS & TECHNIQUES FOR DOBRO, VOL. 1 with Orville Johnson
Take a Dobro lesson with Orville Johnson, one of the "Kings of Mongrel Folk" and a sought-after teacher at guitar camps across North America. A great primer for any beginning player in blues, ..more...
#457-DVD110 .. list $29.95 ours $26.95
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DVD - INTRODUCTION TO DOBRO FOR BEGINNERS by David Ellis
For absolute beginners: learn all the basics and seven bluegrass standards. Covers: holding the Dobro, putting on the picks, tuning, right and left hand technique, bar technique, reading ..more...
#56-DVD112 .. list $14.95 ours $13.45
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DVD - ANYONE CAN PLAY E9 PEDAL STEEL GUITAR by Rob Haines
Designed for the absolute steel beginner. Takes you through the very basics of getting started, including the proper way to hold the steel, tuning, changing strings, right and left hand ..more...
#02-DVD21686 .. list $14.95 ours $13.45
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DVD - ANYONE CAN PLAY C6 LAP STEEL GUITAR by Rob Haines
Designed for the absolute lap steel beginner. Takes you through the very basics of getting started, including the proper way to hold the steel, tuning, changing strings, right and left hand ..more...
#02-DVD21721 .. list $14.95 ours $13.45
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DVD - BLUEGRASS DOBRO with Ivan Rosenberg
The dobroist from Chris Stuart and Backcountry teaches beginner/intermediate players basic concepts for soloing and back-up. Ivan demonstrates how to identify and remember commonly used ..more...
#457-DVD106 .. list $29.95 ours $26.95
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The John and Rudy Dopyera Collection
We are very proud to offer for sale the combined collection of John and Rudy Dopyera. Few instrument makers represent the American Dream quite as completely as these two inventors, innovators, marketers, and all-around creative force behind both the National and Dobro companies.

Featured Resonator Instrument New Instruments:

also see our full listing of new Resonator & Hawaiian Guitars and our full listing of vintage and used Resonator & Hawaiian Guitars


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ASHER STYLE 1 ACOUSTIC HAWAIIAN GUITAR & CASE
NEW - A fine tribute to the classic Weissenborn guitars of the 1920s, this Style 1 features solid koa top, back & sides, traditional Weissenborn style body with hollow neck, lacquer finish, koa ..more...
#AAHS1 $3975.00
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BEARD GOLD TONE MAHOGANY STANDARD
SUNBURST FINISH - SQUARENECK RESONATOR GUITAR - Premier resonator guitar builder, Paul Beard, has teamed up with major musical instrument importer, Gold Tone, to produce a new line of resonator ..more...
#BGT1S .. list $799.00 ours $599.00
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BEARD "MIKE AULDRIDGE 6" & CASE
Mike Auldridge and Paul Beard have combined their talents to produce this fine, 6-string resonator guitar. Features include Beard's large E-body made of Vintage Finland Birch powered by a spun ..more...
#BMA6-CHERRY $3700.00
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ADAMS BASIC MODEL RESOPHONIC GUITAR & CASE
From Louisiana comes this very nice workhorse squareneck resophonic guitar. The Basic model features baltic birch ply back & sides, quilted maple capped birch ply top, spun Beard cone, classic ..more...
#JARG2 $1350.00
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MELOBAR MELOBRO & CASE
This "resin-reso" is a unique player in the world of resophonic guitars. Features include a single piece molded dark fiberglass body with distinctive "deco sun ray" soundholes, completely open ..more...
#MBRO2 $1950.00
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NATIONAL EL TROVADOR & CASE
The El Trovador is based upon an early 30's National that was actually made for them at that time by the Kay Instrument Co. This model has a completely different body style from National's ..more...
#NGELT .. list $3200.00 ours $2560.00
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NATIONAL GERMAN SILVER TRICONE & CASE
German-Silver returns. Also known as nickel-silver, this alloy is prized for its silver appearance and excellent harmonic properties. Features of this model include a plain polished ..more...
#NGST1 .. list $4000.00 ours $3200.00
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REGAL RC-51 TRICONE
A decent entry level tricone. Classic styling, plain polished nickel-plated brass body, lattice soundholes, screened diamond-pattern coverplate, mahogany neck w/ adjustable truss rod & dot ..more...
#RC51 .. list $850.00 ours $625.00
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REGAL RD-40MS RESONATOR GUITAR
SQUARENECK - A very nice, newly designed, squareneck resonator guitar from Regal. Classic body shape made with mahogany top, back & sides, and a square mahogany neck, all in a natural gloss ..more...
#RD40MS .. list $550.00 ours $385.00
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Featured Resonator Instrument Accesories:

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COBALT PLATED STEEL SLIDE
The popular Stevens steel slide that we have sent off to be Cobalt plated by a 3rd party. Now resonator guitar players can have a great steel slide with all of the durability benefits of Cobalt ..more...
#CBS1 .. list $34.95 ours $23.95
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CONETONE "ELECTRIC BISCUIT"
GUITAR - This biscuit bridge style resonator guitar pickup successfully captures the sound coming off of the cone itself. The unit is composed of a replacement bridge with a thin element ..more...
#CTONE1 .. list $200.00 ours $150.00
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COBALT PLATED NP2 FINGER PICKS (PAIR)
Not only do these last, they do not drag or squeak on the strings, resulting in faster playing & cleaner sound. Click Here to see other Cobalt plated picks we offer.
#CBNP2 .. list $10.00 ours $8.25
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SCHERTLER BASIK RESONATOR GUITAR PICKUP SYSTEM
This system application was developed by Schertler with master resonator guitar builder, Tim Scheerhorn, for use on spider bridge style resonator guitars. The system combines the small ..more...
#BASIKR .. list $350.00 ours $297.50
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FISHMAN JERRY DOUGLAS AURA PEDAL
Simply excellent. A genuine breakthrough for resophonic guitar amplification. It has always been an intense challenge to amplify the "amplifying guitar."
#FAP7 .. list $390.00 ours $250.00
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FISHMAN SPIDER-BRIDGE RESONATOR GUITAR PICKUP
Fits spider-bridge style resonator guitars, this pickup is comprised of 2 hard maple replacement saddles for a spider bridge, with piezo-ceramic pickup elements attached to each. Elements are ..more...
#FRGP5 .. list $259.95 ours $169.95
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D'ADDARIO EFT16 SEMI-FLATTENED PHOSPHOR BRONZE GUITAR STRINGS
light gauge, 012 016 024w 032w 042w 053w ..more...
#FT16 .. list $23.99 ours $8.80
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buy 3 for $25.05 ($8.35 ea.)
buy 10 for $79.00 ($7.90 ea.)
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WEBB 2" LEATHER DOBRO STRAP
strong woven black nylon strap with a long, 2" wide lined padded black leather shoulder pad, quick disconnect system is at peghead end, "leash-lock" at strap button end to help prevent strap ..more...
black .. #LWD2-BLACK $60.00
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NATIONAL RESOPHONIC PIN
The classic National shield logo as a lapel pin. Comes painted or plain. ..more...
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POFF "BEAVERTAIL" 3" RESO-GUITAR STRAP
These excellent straps are designed specifically for square neck resonator guitars and provide excellent support for the guitar as well as comfort for the player. The main body of the strap is ..more...
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chestnut sunburst $250.00 buy free shipping - click for details


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SCHEERHORN STAINLESS STEEL SLIDE
The latest design from Tim Scheerhorn, and used by Jerry Douglas. Based on the classic old Tipton steel, but with a more defined flute on top. Heavy and comfortable. Has a low center of gravity ..more...
#S16 $80.00
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SHUBB DOBRO CAPO
Snaps on and off quickly. Because it actually touches the fret (straddles it), its easy to position correctly. Made of solid brass, padded with rubber and nylon where it touches the neck and ..more...
#SDC1 .. list $46.95 ours $32.95
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SCHEERHORN RESONATOR CONE
It was just a matter of time before Tim Scheerhorn started producing his own resonator cones. That moment has arrived, and we are very pleased to offer the Scheerhorn spun cone for ..more...
#SRC1 $75.00
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WALWORTH RESO-GUITAR CAPO
Very nicely designed & manufactured squareneck resonator guitar capo. Made of heavy brass, this capo utilizes an easy cam action flip lever to tighten the capo to the strings. It also has a ..more...
#WRGC1 $49.95
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