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Resonator guitars are named so after the cone shaped "resonator" in the body of the guitar. This innovation was invented so too amplify the sound of the acoustic guitar, and early models were almost always made out of steel (The cone that is, the wooden body stayed wooden). Thus the term Steel Resonator came about. Most Steel Resonator Guitars are not electric, however I do know that some companies manufacture electric Steel guitars.
Some of the key features of a Dobro resonator guitar are the fact that it has a single inverted resonator with a concave surface facing upwards. The Dobro resonator guitar was 1st made in 1927.
A resonator guitar is a subset of the acoustic guitar type. The noise is made by the use of spun metal cones or discs which are called resonator cones. They are quite common.
6 strings like a regular guitar
It's a Style 0 resonator made by National Guitar.
This is exactly correct. Yes, Resonator Guitars are a type of acoustic guitar, and they do have metal cones as opposed to sound boards. They were made to be louder than typical acoustic guitars.
Dobro; a resonator guitar.
The Dobro Guitar is known as a resonator guitar. A resonator or resophonic guitar produces sound via one or more spun metal cones as opposed to the normal wooden sounding board. Originally designed to be louder than regular acoustic guitars they became prized for their distinctive sound.
A Dobro (resonator), or a lap-steel (Hawaiian).
It depends on how it is attached...
Dreadnought - regular stringed acoustic guitar Resonator (Dobro) classical guitar - nylon stringed guitar a lap steel guitar without pickups mandolin is very close to a guitar as well
Guitar But - more specifically, a Dobro, a derivative of the steel guitar. But even more specifically, a Resonator guitar, which is a variation of the above - sort of.