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Dobro

American guitar brand (1928-)
Organization business Q1056351
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Dobro

Summary

Dobro is a business[1]. Dobro ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (826 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dobro is in the country of United States[3].
  • Dobro's instance of is recorded as brand[4].
  • Dobro's founder is recorded as John Dopyera[5].
  • Dobro is owned by Gibson Brands[6].
  • Dobro is a type of chordophone[7].
  • Dobro's Commons category is recorded as Dobro Manufacturing Company[8].
  • Dobro's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • 1928 marks the founding of Dobro[10].
  • Dobro's described at URL is recorded as https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.49164[11].
  • Dobro's product or material produced is recorded as resonator guitar[12].
  • Dobro's different from is recorded as resonator guitar[13].

Body

Founding

Dobro's founder is recorded as John Dopyera[5]. 1928 marks the founding of Dobro[10].

Ownership

Dobro is owned by Gibson Brands[6]. Dobro's product or material produced is recorded as resonator guitar[12].

Why It Matters

Dobro ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (826 views/month).[2] Dobro has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Dobro is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

brand business Gibson Brands United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Country of origin → —
    Owned by → —
    Subclass of → chordophone
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Resonator guitar, Update GMO qualifiers (P1810, P577, P50/P2093)"
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