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Douglas, Jerry - GLIDE 2008 - 11 tracks including a duet with Travis Tritt on "Marriage Made In Heaven," and a duet with Rodney Crowell on "Long Hard Road," more. ..more... KOCH-CD4553 CD .. $15.95

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Hoopii, Sol - CLASSIC HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR PERFORMANCES 1933-34 Acoustic steel guitar performances with "His Novelty Quartette," before he made the switch to electric steel. 24 tracks, including "I Like You," "Don't Stop Loving Me," "Oh! Lady Be Good!," and ..more... OJL-CD3000 CD .. $12.95

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Various artists - STEELIN' IT: THE STEEL GUITAR STORY 4-CD, 100-track musical history of the instrument, presented here by a host of masters in various genres: Sol Hoopii & His Novelty Quartet, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, Leon McAuliffe, ..more... - on order, expected arrival date 01/16/09 PROPER-CDBX142 CD .. $24.95

Featured Resonator Instrument Books:

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DOBRO WORKSHOP, VOL. 2 by Dan Huckabee Book/CD pack. Learn the correct styles of five leading Dobro players: Josh Graves, Brother Oswald, Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas, and Dan Huckabee. 10 tunes including "Shiloh March," "Sailing ..more... 196-20CD $16.95

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FRETBOARD ROADMAPS: DOBRO GUITAR - THE ESSENTIAL GUITAR PATTERNS THAT ALL THE PROS KNOW AND USE by Fred Sokolow Book/CD pack. Learn to play a variety of Dobro/lap steel guitar styles using moveable scale patterns and common licks and techniques. Book features easy to follow diagrams and instructions for ..more... 49-695356 $14.95

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LEFT-HANDED FIDDLEWIDGET - RESOPHONIC GUITAR MAP & CHORD FINDER by Bruce Haney Version for lefties! 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 ..more... 668-6 $16.95

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PARKING LOT PICKER'S SONGBOOK - DOBRO EDITION by Dix Bruce & Stacy Phillips New! 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. 02-21692BCD $29.95

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YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF DOBRO taught by Janet Davis Book/CD/DVD set. The classic resonator guitar sound is currently popping up in all types of music, from country to bluegrass to blues to rock. This very easy method will teach you basics of ..more... 02-95227SET $24.95

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DOBRO TECHNIQUES - FOR BLUEGRASS & COUNTRY MUSIC by Stephen F. Toth Toth has created an excellent book/CD pack for the beginning dobro student. Explaining how to play a single note melody, then adding harmony, and finally adding rolls and fill licks to the same ..more... 49-000260 $19.95

Featured Resonator Instrument Videos

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DVD - A GUIDE TO DOBRO REPERTOIRE AND TECHNIQUE: TWO DVD SET taught by Stacy Phillips Contains 300-DVD272 and 300-DVD273. Vol. 1 (intermediate) covers: use of picks, the bar, hammer-ons, pull-offs, right-hand rolls, chord positions, major scale patterns, blues licks, more. ..more... 300-DVD273SET .. list $49.95 ours $44.95

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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 - BEGINNING DOBRO Several months worth of lessons for beginning/intermediate instruction on the square neck resonator guitar. Songs are demonstrated slowly, phrase by phrase, with split screen close-ups so that ..more... 515-DVD5 .. 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 - SLIDE GUITAR FOR BLUES: LAP STYLE - TWO DVD SET taught by Bob Brozman Contains 300-DVD322 & 300-DVD323. Vol. 1: Bob teaches the funky blues tunes, cool riffs and adventurous improvisations he pulls from a seemingly bottomless bag of tricks. Playing in open D and ..more... 300-DVD323SET .. list $49.95 ours $44.95

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DVD - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE DOBRO, PART 2 by Mickey Cochran Further learning adventures for Dobro! Covers: the monotonic bass, scales, chordal studies, hand and bar techniques, accents, single string melodies, the capo, more. Mickey teaches a variety of ..more... 590-DVD4 .. list $39.95 ours $35.95

Featured Resonator Instrument New Instruments:

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ASHER STYLE 1 ACOUSTIC HAWAIIAN GUITAR & CASE 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 $760.00 ours $570.00

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BEARD JERRY DOUGLAS SIGNATURE EDITION & CASE Master luthier Paul Beard and resonator guitar virtuoso Jerry Douglas have collaborated on the design of this great new guitar. This will be an ongoing production model from Beard. The body is ..more... JDSE $5250.00

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NATIONAL CUSTOM KOA ESTRALITA DELUXE & CASE This unique custom National adds highly distinctive "rope" binding to the body & neck and satin finish "vintage steel" coverplate & tailpiece to a Koa Estralita Deluxe, which features a curly ..more... NGEDLX3 .. list $4020.00 ours $3335.00

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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... - on order, expected arrival date 02/08/09 NGELT .. list $3200.00 ours $2655.00

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NATIONAL STYLE 1 TRICONE & CASE National's Style 1, "the benchmark" that others chase. There really is nothing quite like a tricone. NGT1 .. list $3515.00 ours $2885.00

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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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WECHTER / SCHEERHORN ROB ICKES MODEL RESONATOR GUITAR & CASE MODEL 6535R (Spruce/Rosewood) - Master resonator guitar builder Tim Scheerhorn and monster player Rob Ickes have teamed up with the folks at Wechter guitars & instrument builders in Asia to ..more... WSG5 .. list $1500.00 ours $1125.00

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... - on order, expected arrival date 01/16/09 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... - on order, expected arrival date unknown 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 $7.95

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CALTON DELUXE GUITAR CASE - 12-FRET NATIONAL ROUNDNECK If you travel a lot or just seek superb protection for your instrument, you should consider a Calton case. These custom fitted fiberglass cases are rur instrument. Each half of every case is ..more... CGC7 granite white w/blue $835.00 light grey w/blue $785.00

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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 squareneck 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 wired to an external ..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 buy 1 for $8.80 ($8.80 ea.) buy 3 for $25.05 ($8.35 ea.) buy 10 for $79.00 ($7.90 ea.)

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GM RESONATOR GUITAR CAPO OVER-STRING STYLE - For squareneck resonator guitars, this very innovative capo comes from just across the pond, in England. Machined from solid brass for great sustain, which is, of course, ..more... GMRGC1 $49.95

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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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POFF "BEAVERTAIL" 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... PRGS1 black $225.00 on order, expected arrival date unknown classic brown $225.00 on order, expected arrival date unknown red brown $225.00 on order, expected arrival date unknown

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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 $36.95 ours $29.95

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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