Dumpster Diver Resonator
Concert-style biscuit bridge 6-string resonator

The original Fender acoustic guitar was a concert sized beginner's guitar manufactured in Indonesia. The top was spruce-veneered plywood, and the sides and back are a very grainy Philippine mahogany-veneered plywood. Since I wanted to try my hand at converting an existing guitar to a resonator, I thought this broken cheapo guitar would be a good one to experiment on.

The first thing I did was put on a new head, just like I did with the first Dumpster Diver guitar I worked on.

Using a heated knife, I removed the top. I made a new one out of some of my first-growth Douglas fir stash. I cut the resonator hole and the f-holes then glued on some creative bracing.

I purchased all the hardware from Stewart-MacDonald's Guitar Shop Supply (web site: http://www.stewmac.com). I made a Dobro-style guitar before, so this time I wanted to try a National style. The Dobro-style has a sunken resonator with a spider bridge. The National-style has an inverted resonator with a biscuit bridge.

This is a nice treble- and mid-range-dominated instrument that sounds more like a regular guitar than like a resonator. It's very easy to play and sounds good played normally or with a bottleneck. Metal finger picks help bring out the tinny twang.

This is for sale for $400.00. If you would like to purchase it, contact me at ron@cooginstruments.com.