This is not an imaginary instrument but rather one that actually was invented by me. I stumbled across the idea accidentally but the results I achieved are first rate. I have the only successful hybridization, as far as I know, of a Dobro and a National brand resophonic guitars. I call it a Nobro. To my knowledge no one has ever considered such an idea worth while and since they first appeared no one has ever attempted such a feat. The characteristic sounds of each form of guitar are such that two primary camps of musical devotees have formed around them and hardly, if ever, has there been a cross mix where one style of guitar has moved from that musical style to the other. The styles fall like this, Dobro players tend to be all most exclusively of the bluegrass persuasion and National players tend to be almost exclusively of the blues persuasion. Notice I said almost, as I do know of a few who tend to lean in various directions but in general I have found the description of Dobro/bluegrass and National/blues leanings to be quite accurate. You'd be hard pressed to try to sell a bluegrasser a National while most blues guys and gals all think Nationals are some kind of holy grails. I think it's because so many of the bluegrass heroes of the past, that so many present day players idolize and emulate, have played Dobros and similarly so many of the blues players of the past, that present day players idolize and try to emulate, played Nationals. There seems to be plenty who have a dogged devotion to the preservationist mentality and therefore do not wish to step beyond those attitudes to explore any further than these early pioneers. They are happy to spend their time tring to immitate and it seems few are interested in innovation. That fact is not a condemnation as such as much as simply an observation on my part. It does, however, leave the area of exploration into variations of those forms a fair game pusuit and it excites me to have delved into this area with such fine results.

Reggie tinkerin with the works Miles