frettedamericana | 1 decade ago
This near mint single-cone (variant 6) resonator with a 16 inch wide and 3
1/3 inch deep nickel plated body weighs just 7.50 lbs. and features a sand
blasted Hawaiian scene on back, palm trees on front and a solid area on the
sides with two 'rolled' 'f' holes on the top. Single supporting wooden bar
(1 1/8 x 5/8 inches) running along length of body and sitting on two smaller
pieces of wood, which in turn each sit on circular wooden base. There are
two other wooden supports which also sit on wooden bases. Solid maple neck
with black-to-clear finish, a nut width of 1 3/4 inches and a deep 'V'
profile. Slotted peghead with rear-facing three-in-a-line strip tuners with
oval ivory buttons. Headstock face with 'shield' shaped gold and black decal
with "Trade Mark" in gold and "National" in red. Serial number impressed
into top of headstock. Single bound 'ebonized' maple fretboard with 19
original medium-thin frets (14 clear of the body) and pearl dot position
markers. Nickel plated resonator cover with nickel-plated hand rest over 2
9/16 inch diameter center hole secured by nine screws. The cover is
beautifully decorated with small diamond shaped "crow feet" cutouts. Single
'swirl' design resonator with wooden bridge on circular ebony base (secured
to resonator by single center screw). Trapeze style tailpiece with single
strap-button screw fixing and original blue felt protector pad on the
underside. Quite simply the finest, all original, best sounding Style 'O'
you could ever wish to findŠ strung with D'Addario EJ42 Phosphor Bronze
Resophonic 0.16-0.56 strings. Housed in its original three-latch black
shaped soft-shell case with purple cloth lining (9.00).
