National String Instrument Corporation
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For the company founded in 1989, see National Reso-Phonic Guitars.
The National String Instrument Corporation was an American guitar company first formed to manufacture banjos and then the original resonator guitars. National also produced resonator ukuleles and resonator mandolins. The company merged with Dobro to form the "National Dobro Company", then becoming a brand of Valco until it closed in 1968.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States[1][2] |
Founder | John Dopyera George Beauchamp |
Defunct | 1932; 92 years ago (1932) (merged with Dobro) |
Fate | Merged with Dobro, company then acquired by Valco |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
Products | Resonator guitars, resonator mandolins, resonator ukuleles |
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