See more ideas about guitar building, classical guitar, guitar. Youll find almost every modern bluesman experimenting with this guitar on their recordings. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Special thanks to drew for showing us his creation. Fretfind fretfind 2d doesnt just calculate fret spacing. The history and artistry of national resonator instruments. The form remains around and inside the guitar throughout body construction. These resonator cover plates are lasercut from 18 birch plywood, and are designed and manufactured in the usa in the c. Wood for a solidbody guitar wood for an acoustic guitar drying of wood. This is achieved by building in a manner that allows, if ever needed, to be easily repaired.
Al rorick guides you through constructing a 1920s national trioliansyle resophonic guitar while saving time and money. Before starting any guitar project, i select the wood to be used. Dobro is actually a brand name for the resonator guitar. Unfortunately for national, these new, more economical guitars did not immediately catch on with the public, and the companys sales continued their. Instructions to build a square neck steel and a round neck slide guitar. If youre building a flattop guitar and wish to use a similar form, the cardboard sections can be cut in pieces and removed through the soundhole. You can buy resonator cones, sound wells and accessories as part of a standardized resonator kit, which includes cone, cone cover plate, sound well a wooden, drumshaped attachment in which the resonator cone sits and fittings. Aside from the resonator guitarspecific cases offered by musicians friend, many standard hardshell guitar cases and gig bags will work well with your resonator guitar or dobro.
Feb 28, 2019 recording king returns with this decent quality resonator that fit an intermediate and beginner playing level. Buy building a resonator guitar 97814682472 by ray duffill for up to 90% off at. The pros and cons of building your own guitar the hub the hub. Step back in time and make the coolest old time instrument ever. Createspace independent publishing platform june 25, 2012 language. Without amplification, it is nowhere as loud as an acoustic resonator.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Resonator guitars were originally designed to be louder than regular acoustic guitars, which were overwhelmed by horns and percussion instruments in dance orchestras. Calculating fret distances determining the fingerboard shape with a pencil. Cigar box guitars date back to the mid 1800s when folks had plenty of creativity, but not a lot of money. American musical supply has just the thing with a wide selection of mandolins, banjos, lap steel guitars, and resonator guitars from brands with a rich history in the acoustic realm. A cigar box guitar cbg can range widely when it comes to decoration. Gitty crafter supply 10 main street suite 201 rochester, nh 03839.
Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online resonator guitar teacher. There are some things i will need to show you, but its no harder, just a bit more time is needed to construct it. Copying a guitar body fingerboard radius calculations straight string line. Learning to play the chords learning guitar diy guitar pedal, easy guitar. Brads page of steel acoustic lap steel guitar manufacturers. Brads page of steel building your own steel guitar. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Janet davis has taught people of all ages to play resonator guitar and in her own words, they all have a good time pickin and grinnin. Start by marking building a resonator guitar as want to read. Part of building a new guitar is making sure it gets finetuned correctly like a luthier would do to make sure it sounds good. The neck of this guitar comes with a honduran mahogany construction and the 3 x 6 spun continental cones offers the player great playability. See all books authored by ray duffill, including building an a style mandoline, and building a lapsteel guitar. The mimforum bookstore offers books on musical instrument construction relating to guitar building, violin making and other forms of lutherie, woodwinds and brass, keyboards, experimental musical instruments. Ray duffill books list of books by author ray duffill.
Sagas rk2 resonator banjo kit offers any musician or hobbyist the thrill of accomplishment from building their very own professional quality custom banjo. The back bracing for a solid wood resonator guitar using a soundpost system must be made strong, as a fair amount of downward presser is placed on the braces. The most basic, primitive cbgs have very little decoration. Building a cigar box resonator guitar is much easier than you think, its a stick that runs right through the box and is cleverly anchored at the end, its just a neck thru homemade box guitar. For this guitar its going to be myrtle for the back and sides. Learn how to play dobro and resonator guitar with our great selection of dobro instruction books, videos and dvds. Resonator guitar makers resonator guitar links at the. The acoustic guitar had a big influence on my life. The construction of specialist luthery tools are shown along with plan drawing. Resonator cones typically measure between 25 cm and 29 cm. If youre unsure about fit, call a gear head at 8778805907.
The body is hollowed out just enough to allow the cone to sit inside thus adversely affecting the full potential of the resonator, and in no way would this guitar qualify as an acoustic resonator. Before we get into the details, it should probably be noted that building a solidbody electric guitar is a much less challenging project than building a semi or fully hollowbody guitar. Altho a little dated in appearance, with photos that arent a clearsharp as i would like, it has all the copy content that counts. This will serve as a rough tutorial on the process of making a steel body resonator guitar with a round neck and a spider bridge. The tool crib 11 free guitar plans, 20 guitar building jigs. Building a resonator guitar meet your next favorite book. I started acquiring more tools and found a copy of the old irving sloan book, classic guitar construction, at a used book store. The name started in 1928 when the dopyera brothers first formed the dobro manufacturing company. Primarily written for the novice builder with little or no woodworking experience in an easy to follow step by step format. 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, instead of to the guitars sounding board top.
Jul 19, 2012 homemade resonator guitar using cake tin and cheese greater for. 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, instead of to the guitar s sounding board top. This book offers an easy to follow step by step method of making a fine instrument of which you will be proud,make one now and you will soon be slidin product details isbn. This was our first attempt at building a resophonic guitar. This guitar had an incredible sound but we felt it could have used more bracing as it was made of thin solid woods. So a couple years ago i bought an old alvarez classical guitar with. Id always wanted a resonator guitar to play slide on, but couldnt afford one. Every title is discount priced and most ship the same day.
Making resonator guitar by gary brenchley, paperback. Making resonator guitar by gary brenchley, paperback barnes. I didnt use a soundwell but some posts placed between top and back which significantly increased the volume of the instrument. Please see our covid19 statement main menu view cart view cart.
We thought you might enjoy the pictures and maybe learn from our experience. Luthier and guitar building board 6 guitar building calculators get the upper hand on those complex guitar making calculations with a guitar building calculator. It includes full size, easy to read plans for a squareneck or roundneck model, veneered top, back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, quarterman resonator and all the hardware you need to build a complete resonator guitar. May 05, 2018 free catalog, guitar building tools, guitar hardware, instruction videos and books, pickup wire, bobbins and magnets. Building a resonator guitar 97814682472 by duffill, ray and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Your guitar body can be plated in nickel, polished brass, patina copper, antique brass. Blog archive 2010 1 february 1 luthiery library 2009 2. Building a resonator guitar by ray duffill goodreads. The tool crib 11 free guitar plans, 20 guitar building. Stringed instruments so, you have the guitar and bass covered, but youre looking to explore some fresh string sounds. Design options metal body resonator guitars mattsen. After years of building acoustic guitars, i acquired a deep interest in the way various woods and bracings made so much difference in the quality of sound. The interior pieces can easily be removed through the hole in the top for the sound well.
Im not a musician but have always loved the sound of resonator guitars and was interested in creating a graphic design project about them. Building a resophonic dobro style guitar strum hollow music. Monthly newsletter includes free lessons, favorite member content, resonator guitar news and more. Buy building a resonator guitar by ray duffill isbn.
Tradition and technology was a recommended book from some of my forums and online groups. Dec 24, 2015 the 1st video of 3 from the resonator banjo build. Building a resophonic dobro style guitar strum hollow. You can order egitarrenbau, cdrom, plan and gitarrenbau. It has the metallic sound that works well with slide or fingers. The resonator cone seems a little cheap, and is screwed into the guitar body. Homemade resonator guitar using cake tin and cheese greater for. Resogat history of the dobro construction features. This is a very easy method to follow and it will teach you basics of resonator performance including both chording and single note playing using the slide bar. Founded in 1972, elderly instruments started as a small store with a handful of instruments. Resophonic outfitters sells a resophonic guitar kit. The pros and cons of building your own guitar the hub.
Humbucker humbucker pickup cavity setting an accurate routing depth humbucker serialparallel switch. Here well take a look at what it is and how it works. Shane speal rips the blues through a simple 3string cigar box guitar. As a dobro player i decided to give building a square neck resonator guitar a shot. Each section is clearly explained and is complemented with detailed drawings. Cigar box guitar with fholes and resonator guitar guy, guitar books, cigar. Stewmac originally printed a series of guitar construction articles in their catalogs back in 2000. Over 40 years later, weve grown into one of the worlds most respected sellers of new, used, and vintage fretted instruments. The book had the basics in there, and he used a limited source of tools, which worked for my situation. A luthier is someone who builds and works on guitars and other stringed instruments. That means a good part of the tonewoodbody construction has to do with aesthetics, which leaves you free to consider the fabulous finishes youll find on resonator guitars. I like some responces on this video, good or bad just let me know what you think. I have many reference books on traditional guitar making and this is now top of the list.
The back joints are soldered together while holding the guitar body together in a jig. A friend of mine who plays a resonator guitar, kept insisting that i build one for him. Buy a cheap copy of building a resonator guitar book by ray duffill. All of the most difficult work has already been done for you and the clearly illustrated instructions make the process even easier. Your resonator is a complex and delicate instrument. That said, resonator guitar makers have a lot of fun playing around with different materials, offering everything from mahogany and maple to brass and steel. In my german book on building acoustic steelstring guitars i also describe the building of a dobrostyle guitar. Building the latter types from scratch involves sophisticated woodworking skills and tools that will be beyond the reach of all but the most ambitious beginners. Saga rk2 build your own banjo resonator banjo kit beyond.