[1] The company was formed in 1989 by Don Young and McGregor Gaines in a Southern California garage.

It currently produces over 600 instruments annually, offering more than 50 different models including Scheerhorn guitars.

National Reso-Phonic Guitars is currently owned by President/CEO Jason Workman.

National Reso-Phonic Guitars model range includes not only the tricone and biscuit mechanisms used on the original National instruments, but also the inverted cone design used on the Dobro.

National also builds and finishes small parts for other North American guitar and ukulele makers.