• From: cornwall
  • Registered: 2008-07-21
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Topic: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

can any1 tell me wtf! a resonator is and a bit about them.


thankyou

tom

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  • Registered: 2008-07-20
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Re: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

Hi Wil ..A Resonator guitar has a metal cone made of Aluminium to project the sound
           Best known  is the National style "O" used  by Mark knopfler as shown on the
           cover of I think "Brothers in Arms" The body is also made of Ally.  This type
           of guitar was first made back in the late 1920,s Also Dobro also make fine Resonators
           Makes for fine slide playing too.... hope that helps a bit ...sure the folks here will
           have some more information   .... cheers Mark smile

  • From: A black hole in deep space
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Re: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

here ya go!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Triconegravir1_big.jpg

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4 Reply by lone-woodwose (edited by lone-woodwose 2008-09-23 17:53:53)

  • From: NH
  • Registered: 2008-05-28
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Re: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

i have always wanted one.
this one to be exact http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkk3jP9HqN0

fender makes a terrible looking resonator (in my opinion) i dont know how it sounds but the the sound wholes are in the shape of the fender logo. ugly stuff.

somebody correct me  if im wrong, but they are use in open tuning right?

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  • From: A black hole in deep space
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Re: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

Woodwose your link leads to youtube but not to any resonator could you find the vid and copy and paste the link?  and you can use open tunning and play it like a slide smile

lone-woodwose wrote:

i have always wanted one.
this one to be exact http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

fender makes a terrible looking resonator (in my opinion) i dont know how it sounds but the the sound wholes are in the shape of the fender logo. ugly stuff.

somebody correct me  if im wrong, but they are use in open tuning right?

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Re: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

wilcovecrue wrote:

can any1 tell me wtf! a resonator is and a bit about them.


thankyou

tom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resonator_guitar hears all the info from wiki smile

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7 Reply by lone-woodwose (edited by lone-woodwose 2008-09-23 18:02:58)

  • From: NH
  • Registered: 2008-05-28
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Re: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

sorry, its fixed now
i had 2 youtubes open, i copied the wrong one.


...carry on like it never happened...


anyways, looking at it again, that is a bad idea of what a resonator sounds like....it is missing the key part, the resonator. it is just a guitar with a brass top...its still sweet though.

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Re: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

And it's not just a Blues / Americana instrument. Check out this cut of the the Kesh / Swaggering jig straight out of the Irish cannon. It's a tenor resonator he's playing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWwmhj92-Cw

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  • From: cornwall
  • Registered: 2008-07-21
  • Posts: 42

Re: Resonator (prob spelt wrong!)

aaa i see, looks prety cool!!!
dont think ist for me tho,
thankyou very much

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