Lovely guitar a pleasure to play this is not a resonator it's the big cousin made prior to the Berlin Wall coming down and the reunification of Germany this is a quality instrument I don't know much about wood but this is made from a combination of different woods please see pictured for a better idea there are five different inlays or layers if u like in the neck the only other one of these sold on ebay for £485 a few years ago it was perfect as was kept in a box for 50 years this one has a v small indent on its bottom edge otherwise perfect thankyou