Re: Looking for a Sweet Sounding Roundneck Resonator Guitar
I tried one of the Johnson Chinese-made brass-bodied tricones. Had it for a year, and swapped it. I wouldn't go there, though it was a decently made guitar.
One of the most interesting resonator guitars I've owned (still own) is a National Havana wood-body from the '30's. Big, crudely made body -- supposedly the wood bodies were bought from Kay -- but a loud, sweet sound. Havanas are like hen's teeth, very rare; I lucked into mine at Stutzman's in Rochester.
I do have a '30's-'40's Dobro tenor guitar that has a real sweet tone; I tune it to open C, use a glass slide. Specialized instrument, but a neat one.
Allen Hopkins
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