Luthiers

 I first became fascinated with resonator guitars when I was18 years old, about the same time I started repairing stringed instruments.
   The job market dried up just about the time I was fresh out of school with degrees in Aviation Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. Supported by family and friends, my musical career was launched as a teacher, stringed instrument technician and performer.
   As a road musician I became dissatisfied with the quality of available resonator guitars and focused my skills on design and construction of a next generation instrument, a guitar that would take advantage of new technologies and techniques while honoring the tradition of the Dopyera family.
   The first Beard resonator guitar was delivered to a customer in 1985. I’m pleased that the company has continued to innovate since that first guitar was delivered. Here are a few milestones of which I am particularly proud:

Beltona originally produced metal-bodied instruments before developing their distinctive resin and carbon fibre models in the mid 1990's. These have proved so successful for reasons of sound, weight and strength that metal instruments were discontinued in 2002.

All our instruments are hand-made and can be individually customised for paintwork, neck specifications, headstock veneers, and installation of pick-ups and strap pins. Please contact us for current prices and delivery times.

In Early 2003, after our household budget committee repeatedly failed funding attempts for a new custom instrument, I began building Resophonic guitars. I modeled the first one after the sound I'd learned to appreciate as a player, and a look that I had envisioned since I was first introduced to the instrument back in 1996. After a few months planning I hit the shop and upon completion I proudly carried my first guitar throughout festival season. Several people liked what they heard, and I soon started another batch.

The attention and response from my first instrument lead me to pursue what has evolved into one of the most fulfilling ventures in my life. I work from my home shop in Statesville, NC. I do all the actual building myself but my wife Jodi plays a huge supporting role.

When pondering how Liberty Guitars got its name , one might imagine it symbolizes being set free from the bounds of life through playing slide guitar, "yeah but not exactly," says Bill Blue. He recalls, "There was a little diner in North Carolina where the band used to stop on road trips, always four or five in the morning. It was called the Liberty Diner. They had this big neon sign for the business, but the Diner part of it didn't work. So in the twilight of the prednisone night we would see only the word "Liberty" for about half mile before we got there. It was a great place to unwind after a tiring gig and long road trip. One night while we were there talking about guitars, someone asked me what's the name of my guitar company. The words just came out........ Liberty Guitars. Even our logo is a reflection of that sign. The diner has been closed for years now and the sign is gone too, but those warm memories live on.

Specializing in repair/restoration/set-ups of all instruments, especially acoustic. Over 25 years experience

Red Line Resophonics is the Resophonic division of Cumberland Acoustic.

Our parent company, Cumberland Acoustic, has been in business since 1998, in a little town called Hendersonville, just north of Nashville, Tennessee.  For almost ten years now we have been manufacturing and supplying instrument makers and Instrument Supply Catalogs with some of the finest mandolin parts, including  bridges, pickguards, fretboards, and truss rods in tadalafil the country.  We expanded our line to include parts for Banjos, Mandolas, Archtop Guitars and Resophonic Guitars

How We Build The Guitars