National Reso-Phonic Guitars is a manufacturer of
resonator guitar
A resonator guitar or resophonic guitar is an acoustic guitar that produces sound by conducting string vibrations through the bridge to one or more spun metal cones (resonators), instead of to the guitar's sounding board (top). Resonator guit ...
s and other resonator instruments including
resonator mandolin
A resonator mandolin or "resophonic mandolin" is a mandolin whose sound is produced by one or more metal cones (''resonators'') instead of the customary wooden soundboard (mandolin top/face). These instruments are sometimes referred to as "Dobro ...
s, tenor instruments, and
resonator ukuleles.
Products pricelist (2019)
on National guitars website
History
The company was formed in 1989 by Don Young and McGregor Gaines in a Southern California garage. They began producing resonator guitars under the name "National Reso-Phonic Guitars".
Since 1990, the factory has been located in San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly hal ...
. It currently produces over 600 instruments annually, offering more than 50 different models including Scheerhorn guitars. The company also repairs and restores vintage National instruments.
National Reso-Phonic Guitars is currently owned by President/CEO Jason Workman.
Products
National Reso-Phonic Guitars model range includes not only the ''tricone'' and ''biscuit'' mechanisms used on the original National instruments, but also the inverted cone design used on the Dobro
Dobro is an American brand of resonator guitars, currently owned by Gibson (guitar company), Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar.
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. National also builds and finishes small parts for other North American guitar and ukulele makers.
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Guitar manufacturing companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in California
Companies established in 1989
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