I had a go on what apparently is a "1930 National Style 1 resonator guitar" fairly recently and loved it. From what I heard of you when I met you in Yorkshire, I think you would enjoy adding a resonator tenor guitar to your collection of weapons.

Dan, the owner of the instrument I tried, is over in the US for Zoukfest 2003 so I can't try to persuade him to post his experience with this type of instrument at the moment.

As a side track, last time he was in the Norwich session, he let me have a go on his "Stephen Owsley Smith 10 string Bazouki". I don't know if you've ever come accross this American maker. It was a new name to me and the instrument is fantastic.