1941 brought the onset of World War Two and because aluminum was needed for the war effort, the company was shut down. Later, several years after the war was over, another Dopyera brother Emil also known as Ed began manufacturing the guitars for a short time from 1959 to about 1966. Mosrite acquired the Dobro ® Company in 1966 and went bankrupt in 1969 though they still owned the Dobro® name.

The Doypera brothers once again acquired the rights to the Dobro® name in 1970 when they again began manufacturing resonator guitars in Long Beach, California under the name "Original Music Company" known to most collectors as OMI.

Gibson acquired the Dobro® name in 1988 and continues to manufacture the resonator guitar to this day. In addition, Gibson® has also developed several new models with modern day features required by today’s musicians as well as a successful line of signature model Dobros®.

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