Nickel Tricone Resonator (Squareneck)

  • Nickel-Plated Bell Brass Body

  • 3 Hand-Spun European Recording King Cones

  • Mahogany Squareneck


The unique tricone sound -- originally created nearly a century ago to combine band-level volume and bell-like clarity -- lives on today in the RM-991 Nickel Tricone Squareneck Resonator. The orchestral chime and projection are the perfect complement for a steel-played squareneck, just like the original blues, Hawaiian, and country play.

Traditional tricone throatiness comes from three RK Hand-spun resonator cones and a Bell Brass body. Hand-spun aluminum is unmatched for true resophonic volume, and RK cones are among the best available. The warmth of the brass body softens and rounds the projected notes, while the open pan soundwell allows the chiming overtones this guitar is famous for.

With a sandcast powder-coated T-Bridge and nickel plated body the Nickel Tricone Squareneck Resonator looks and sounds like a century old closet classic. Just like the original design, history is in your hands.

 


SPECIFICATIONS

Model #:RM-991-S
Body:Nickel-Plated Bell Brass
Neck:Mahogany Squareneck
Fretboard:Padauk
Cone Material:Hand-Spun Aluminum
Cone:Three 6" Recording King Cones
Coverplate:Tricone Screen
Tailpiece:Bell Brass
Bridge:T-Bridge with Ebony & Maple Saddle
Position Markers:Abalone Dot
Tuners:Open Gear, Black Button
Nut, Width:1.9"
Scale Length:25.5"
Depth:3.5"
Upper Bout:10-3/8"
Lower Bout:14-3/8"
Body Length:18-1/8"
Total Length:38.5"
Finish Options:Nickel-Plated Bell Brass