Dobro

Dobro is a term for a guitar with a metal resonator set into the body and played with a steel bar or slide, rather than fretting the strings with the fingers. The conventional playing position of the dobro is with the strings facing up, rather than away from the player as with a standard guitar.

Dobro is a trade name, originally used by the Dopyera brothers and now owned by the Gibson Musical Instruments. The instrument is sometimes referred to as a resonator guitar, resophonic guitar, or Hawaiian guitar. However, dobro remains the most common name in use.

The dobro was introduced to bluegrass music by Josh Graves, who played with Flatt and Scruggs.