Complex sentence: The first instrument in this chronology was the Hawaiian guitar also called a lap steel; following was the resonator guitar called a Dobro; then the electrified lap steel, the console steel, and the pedal steel.
Split into simpler sentences: The first instrument in this chronology was the Hawaiian guitar also called a lap steel. Following was the resonator guitar called a Dobro; then the electrified lap steel, the console steel, and the pedal steel.