Dobro is a name of mark property of Gibson Guitar Corporation used for a certain design of Guitare to resonator.

The name itself is closely related to the history of the instruments to resonator: at the origin created by the brothers Dopyera (contraction of Dopyera brothers who results in good into Slovaque) when they formed their company of guitars, it became a time in the language running a term which indicated (in an erroneous way) all the guitars with resonator, or more precisely those which used a certain system of resonator. The Dobro mark also appeared in all legality on other instruments, such as electric guitars.

When Gibson became owner of the name in 1993, the company announced that it would take advantage of its rights to the exclusive use of the name.

Organology

The Dobro instruments use a system of resonator known as spider or spider , in opposition to the two other systems, tri-cone cookie and (see Instrument with resonator).

Origin

All started in the Twenties in the USA. Mr. WILL DOPE manufactured, repaired and sold violins helped of his sons, ED, Rudy, John, Bob and Louis. Then, the three first of these five brothers are reflected to build and sell banjos under the National mark. It is 1926 qu ' they had the idea to develop a guitar amplified without electricity. From this project was born the first guitar with metal resonator formed from three cones, the rest being directly fixed above. The case as well as the handle were out of metal. This guitar was very well accommodated by the American musicians and in particular those of the Blues and the hawaïens groups.

The Company National takes importance but following a conflict between Dopera and their associates, the five brother leave the company and found Dobro Company. The Dobro guitar that they sell in 1929 is a new instrument provided with a new system of resonator. Thereafter Dobro repurchased National. The manufacture of Dobro and National stopped during the war because of the restrictions on metal and it is in 1960/61 that ED Will dope decides refabriquer Dobro guitars in all points similar to those of 1929. Of this fact he baptize them " Original".

Internal bonds

• Instrument with resonator
• National String Instrument Corporation

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