I found this thread as I'm also looking for a good quality reso without being able to afford a top-end model. The general consensus on here is that a Beard Goldtone is a good model?
There is a manufacturer in the Czech Republic, can't remember the name found it last week, is that any good? And a store in Amsterdam called www.palmguitars.nl, seems to have a lot of stuff. Perhaps a er fact-finding trip to Amsterdam is in order.