Non National / Dobro vintage resonator guitars

[snakehips]

Hi there !

I'm pretty sure I saw a post or thread by Mark Makin, on Facebook, or perhaps here, not that long ago (a week or two ago ?), where he said he was updated his book with a section on vintage resonator guitars that copied (with permission or not) National / Dobro guitars.
Some were faux resonators, and some just had a very rudimentary resonator system.
I can't find that post now. Darn, where did I see it ? !!

Anyway, I saw this for sale on UK ebay, and don't remember this brand name or the coverplate design - but maybe Mark Makin knows about them already ?

The coverplate hole pattern looks to me, to resemble cat or dop paw-prints !!!

Here is the link :

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234596087798?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D239486%26meid%3Ded2143a2fd144c0e928204d1b1678301%26pid%3D101113%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D325235799638%26itm%3D234596087798%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2563228.c101113.m2108

It looks to me like there is a rudimentary resonator system in there - maybe a 4-leg spider type Dobro cone ?

[waffle]

Snakehips, scroll down four threads below this one you've just started it's there called 'Dobro information please'

[richclough]

Hmmm...I live in the hills about 5 miles south of Rhuddlan...hmmm.

(slaps own face, reminds self that self doesn't like spider cones, and anyway has spent all money on Eventide effects pedals...)

[lacerta]

This is a Kay resonator. The body is pretty similar to an El Trovador, which Kay made. But its fitted with a Shireson type bowl-shaped cone with a really tall bridge down to the bottom of the bowl.