![]() A cheaper version, the Duolian, was first offered in 1931, during the Great Depression. The company began to produce a metal-bodied Triolian the following year. ![]() The earliest version of this model was introduced by National in 1928 as the wood-bodied Triolian. ![]() In 1931, Louis Dopyera became a shareholder of National and increased his involvement in the company, leading to a merger of the two firms late in 1933.Īlthough the first patent for a single-resonator guitar appeared under George Beauchamp’s name, the Dopyeras also claimed to have been the inventors. Following a dispute with George Beauchamp (the company’s general manager) and some shareholders, the Dopyera brothers left National to found their own company, Dobro, in 1929. The previous six years had been tumultuous for the company, which was originally founded in Los Angeles (1927) as the National Corporation to manufacture the triple-resonator guitars patented by John Dopyera. National-Dobro moved their operations to Chicago in 1936, the year this single-resonator guitar was made. Gift of John McNeill, Springfield, South Dakota, 2009.Ĭlick on any image on this page to see a larger image Guitar by National-Dobro Corporation, Chicago, 1936.
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