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.
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 Dobro is a type of guitar
The Dobro originated from the Dobro Manufacturing Company in 1928. The Dobro is a resonator guitar designed by John Dopyera.
Sam Ash seems to be the best place to purchase a vintage Dobro guitar. One may also want to go eBay, Etsy, Musical Friend and Vintage One, when purchasing a vintage Dobro guitar.
Dobro; a resonator guitar.
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The Dobro is a good guitar for playing in slide fashion. http://folkmusic.about.com/od/glossary/g/Dobro.htm
A Dobro (resonator), or a lap-steel (Hawaiian).
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The best place to look for a Dobro guitar is in a music shop. It would be worth looking in your local Yellow Pages and contacting guitar shops in your area. Alternatively there are a number of music shops online, including Guitar Center, Musician's Friend and American Musical Supply. Amazon and eBay are also worth checking.
David Grisman - mandolin Earl Scruggs - banjo / guitar Tony Rice - guitar Josh Graves - dobro
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