![]() ![]() Around the time of World War I, some makers began increasing the size of their guitars witness Martin’s first “dreadnoughts.” In the 1920s, the Dopyera brothers’ metal-bodied National resonator guitars presented the next solution to the volume dilemma. ![]() The trapeze tailpiece was invented at the same time, to help the guitar’s top support the increased tension created by steel strings. But it actually started in the 1890s when, influenced by the popularity of mandolin orchestras, guitarists began to replace their gut strings with wire. One prominent thread in the story of the guitar is a quest for more volume – a search that was effectively achieved with the dominance of the electric guitar that began in the early 1950s. ![]()
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