Post by dennistruckdriver on Mar 31, 2008 21:48:34 GMT
I do not own a resonator, but I have an interesting story from a friend.
Several years ago, my friend Rob Guth, guitar player for St. Louis area band, Scott Kay and The Continentals lived in Cape Girardeau Missouri. He had noticed in the window of the local music store a National resonator guitar with a shiny metal body. He went in to look at it, and decided not to buy it at that time.
Later, he decided to buy the guitar. He went to the store to buy it, but was told that it was on hold for Lee Roy Parnell, who had seen it when in town for a concert. Well, Rob was disappointed.
Later, however, he saw the guitar in the window of the store again, and went in to see what was up.
It turns out that Lee Roy did not buy it after all. Rob struck a deal for a trade of his Fender Telecaster Deluxe (which he hated) and some cash, for a total investment of about $700.
It sat in the case in his house for years. One day, he asked me if I would like to go with him to some St. Louis area music stores to try to determine its approximate age and value.
At the first store we went to, Music Folk in Webster Groves, an acoustic instrument specialty shop, he was told that the 'Don' logo was actually the model name of the guitar, not some guy's name as Rob had assumed. Supposedly the guitar was made in the 1930s, and at the time, was worth upwards of $3000 dollars US.
Rob's knees got a bit wobbly.
He kept it a few more years, and recently sold it for $4000. Not bad for an initial investment of about $700, huh?
Evidently Lee Roy Parnell eventually found and bought a 'Don' model, as he can be seen holding one on the cover of his album, "We All Get Lucky Sometimes".
Several years ago, my friend Rob Guth, guitar player for St. Louis area band, Scott Kay and The Continentals lived in Cape Girardeau Missouri. He had noticed in the window of the local music store a National resonator guitar with a shiny metal body. He went in to look at it, and decided not to buy it at that time.
Later, he decided to buy the guitar. He went to the store to buy it, but was told that it was on hold for Lee Roy Parnell, who had seen it when in town for a concert. Well, Rob was disappointed.
Later, however, he saw the guitar in the window of the store again, and went in to see what was up.
It turns out that Lee Roy did not buy it after all. Rob struck a deal for a trade of his Fender Telecaster Deluxe (which he hated) and some cash, for a total investment of about $700.
It sat in the case in his house for years. One day, he asked me if I would like to go with him to some St. Louis area music stores to try to determine its approximate age and value.
At the first store we went to, Music Folk in Webster Groves, an acoustic instrument specialty shop, he was told that the 'Don' logo was actually the model name of the guitar, not some guy's name as Rob had assumed. Supposedly the guitar was made in the 1930s, and at the time, was worth upwards of $3000 dollars US.
Rob's knees got a bit wobbly.
He kept it a few more years, and recently sold it for $4000. Not bad for an initial investment of about $700, huh?
Evidently Lee Roy Parnell eventually found and bought a 'Don' model, as he can be seen holding one on the cover of his album, "We All Get Lucky Sometimes".
IMO.
Hey dennis that's a good price rise, he would make a nice profit if he decided to sell it,
and rambling on 
