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Including those that you play, those that you have stored away, those that you have out on loan to other people, and those that have in bits being worked on, how many resonator guitars do you have?

Include ONLY Resonator Guitars, as long as they are acoustic, even if they have a pickup of some sort inserted, but EXCLUDE ACOUSTIC HAWAIIAN GUITARS and REGULAR GUITARS WITH A NUT RISER.

Exclude Resonator Mandolins, Resonator Ukuleles and Resonator Banjos.

For those people who have archtop or solid electric guitars made with a resonator built in, and there aren't that many around, include them.

Don't count guitars that you've borrowed from someone else, or other people's guitars that you have in your possession while you work on them.
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3. Two of which I bought recently, and one I will try and and sell.

One eight string and a nine string with six pedals and six knee levers.

None. I have one 8-string electric lap steel, but no acoustic instruments.

Thiel Hatt wrote:...and a nine string with six pedals and six knee levers.

I'd like to see that. Do you have photos.?

One, I have a brass bodied National from 1940 that belonged to my great aunt. I have a nut riser on it and play it Hawaiian style.
I'm not much for acoustic instruments but it's a nice diversion from my usual electric, and it's fun at campfires.

One.

Two.

Early 1930s California-built Dobro, and a 2004 Clinesmith in Western Bigleaf Maple.

Tut Taylor Californian, Walnut 6 string.

Just the one. A 1929 National Hawaiian Style 1. Tuned to G6th.

For Alan Brookes. Here's my creation. The changer is an EMCI, part of the under carriage I acquired from Fessenden, the rest I made. I didn't like the price of a Pedabro so I made my own and am pleased with the outcome.

Three at the moment, two roundnecks, one brass with a national style cone, one walnut with beard Dobro cone, and a walnut Dobro square neck that has been a project for too long now.

As Wimpey used to say to popeye always room for another one!!!

I have my eye on a square neck tricone but currently too many guitars and not enough cash!!!

Lee

I'm down to 7. Meredith spruce rosewood, Scheerhorn RI prototype, Wechter Scheerhorn solid mahog. prototype, '37 Dobro model 37, '33 model 37, Wolfe mahogany ported, '78 RQ Jones walnut (original owner)

I have 3 (at the moment): an 8 string Dobro I got in 1977, a six string Koa with spruce top made for me by Dave Krauss here in Seattle, and a Krauss 8 string. Instead of screens, Dave cuts out dolphin outlines - very Hawaiian. The "Kraussinators" (as I call them) are marvelous instruments whose innards are maple - no plywood, and they cost $2500, a steal, considering the sound I get from them.

I have three, all six string squarenecks.
2001 James, cherry
2003 Clinesmith, western big leaf maple
2009 Beard Odyssey, claro walnut/spruce

One, Beard Mike Auldridge. The other one is in a grey zone from your criteria. Early Hound Dog Dobro roundneck was lent to me but my friend doesn't want it back, so I suppose it is now mine.

Thiel Hatt wrote:For Alan Brookes. Here's my creation. The changer is an EMCI, part of the under carriage I acquired from Fessenden, the rest I made. I didn't like the price of a Pedabro so I made my own and am pleased with the outcome.

Thanks for sharing that, Thiel. I've been thinking of building one myself for some time now. That's a good-looking instruments that you've built. I'd love to hear it.

Change one "Seven to Nine" vote to "Ten or More." (Forgot about the 14-fret 1933 Regal.)

Three round necks, and one square neck. '1935 and '37 Dobros, 1935 Brass M-32, and a birch-bodied, I believe birch, '37 that has the voice of an Angel! Super cheap model, super rich sound. Also a green Johnson rnd-neck, that I can leave on the lawn overnight if I get drunk!

Zero. Never felt the temptation.

Just this fella !!

Love those MASs...

A '95 Ron Phillips "Trash Can"



..and one I converted to Dobro.
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got two more on the bench.

A steel body single cone roundneck
A Walnut bodied single cone roundneck baritone
2 'Resolectrics'
And a mahogany tricone 'Weissonator' squareneck

All home built.

Hi Alan,

I researched the Dopyera brothers and the history of National and Dobro some years ago. John and Rudy were geniuses! I am fortunate to own National tricone # 069, a very early example and about the 70th built. Don Young put it in great condition for me a few years ago. I also have National Triolian # 42P, an early Polychrome example that needs a visit to Don for the full resto treatment. The earliest three part body Triolians are something special.