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James Van Nuys Plays a Bronze Dean Brand Resonator Guitar
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James Van Nuys, Rapid City, plays a bronze resonator guitar
Resonator guitars came into fashion in the early 1900s when guitar players were looking for ways to be louder and stand out in a band. Guitar makers helped them do that by building a guitar around one or more metal cones, which look a bit like speaker cones. James Van Nuys, Rapid City, demonstrates the sound of a bronze resonator made by the Dean Co.
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SDPB Arts
James Van Nuys Plays a Bronze Dean Brand Resonator Guitar
Clip: Special | 56s
Resonator guitars came into fashion in the early 1900s when guitar players were looking for ways to be louder and stand out in a band. Guitar makers helped them do that by building a guitar around one or more metal cones, which look a bit like speaker cones. James Van Nuys, Rapid City, demonstrates the sound of a bronze resonator made by the Dean Co.
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