2010s Michael Messner Blues 28 Model Resonator Guitar

We sold this instrument a while back (right after I'd taken photos but before I could do a video), but I've had these photos in a draft blog post for some time, so I figured I would share.

The quality level of this instrument is along the lines of the ones marketed under the Royall brand name these days. It's not bad but it needed some fretwork and a bunch of cone/saddle reseating/adjustment for it to play correctly. I'm alarmed by how "off" factory work is when building resonator guitars...

It did sound quite good after it was dialed-in and the National magnetic pickup that had been fit to it was quite the treat.