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National resonator and National/Valco electric map shaped vintage guitars history and collecting.Private vintage guitar collector. Pictures, history for National resonator vintage guitars. Oahu

Supro Valco NOS 1960's Bronco Pick-Up Covers Oahu US BIDDERS ONLY. 1956 SUPRO Valco National Lap Steel w / case - Clean - check it out. Serial number X49896. Starting in 1947, a new serial number system was adopted that allows for reasonably accurate dating of instruments. Valco quickly became one of the leading manufacturers of lap steels, alongside Magnatone, Gibson and Rickenbacker, and the company also sold acoustic guitars with National necks and bodies by Gibson. Valco manufactured electric Spanish and lap steel guitars, and vacuum tube amplifiers under a variety of brand names including Supro, Airline, Oahu, and National. They also made amplifiers under contract for several other companies such as Gretsch, Harmony, and Kay. In the 1950s they began producing solid body electric guitars. 1953 Fender Champion Lap Steel guitar. This is the finest, all original Fender Champion you will find. This guitar, case, Nick Manoloff slide bars and'1953 How to Play Book' were purchased in 1953, played once, and stored under the mother-in-laws bed ever since. Neck is straight as an arrow. It is unmolested and unmodified.

Contact the Vintage Guitar Info Guy.1928 National Tricone
style 1 squareneck
Introduction and Serial Numbers:

National Resonator Introduction
(the different resonator systems and how they work and sound)
National Guitar Collectibility
National Map Shaped Guitar Introduction
Buying a National Guitar
New National Guitars
1941-1968 National/Valco Serial Numbers
(including National, Valco, Supro instruments)

Tricone models. Silver resonator metalbody, round and squareneck vintage models. Includes the Style 1, 1 1/2 ,2, 2 1/2, 3, 4, 35, 97 nickel plated models, and the style M-3 painted tricones.
Style O silver resonator vintage metalbody
Style N silver resonator vintage metalbody
The Don silver resonator vintage metalbody
Duolian resonator vintage metalbody
Triolian resonator vintage metalbody
Supro Collegian resonator vintage metalbody
Wood Body Resonator Models including Triolian, Trojan, Estralita,El Trovador, Rosita, Aragon, Havana.
Ukuleles resonator vintage metalbody

National Resonator Introduction.

National's two types of resonators:
The single cone and the tricone.

National made two types of resonator instruments: tricone and single conemodels. Tricone instruments have a very sweet and warm tone. This is due to their long decay (sustain) and slight attack. Single cone Nationals are slightly louder than Tricones, and have a sharp (loud) attack with short decay (sustain). Because of this, single cone Nationals sound much like a banjo. Which type of resonator you like may depend on what style ofmusic you like. Many blues players feel the combination of singlecone resonator, steel body, and mahogany neck used on the Duolian is the ultimate Blues guitar. The fancier nickel plated brass, single cone metalbody instruments such as the Style O don't have as bluesy a tone as the less ornate Duolian. This is attributed to their brass, not steel,body material. But they sure do look great! Personally, I feel theTricone's smoother, more complex tone is the best National sound and look! A roundneck tricone (in my opinion) is theultimate resonator guitar.

How the Resonators Work.

National resonator instruments use very thin aluminum speaker cones, known as 'cones', to mechanically amplify the sound of theinstrument. This style of mechanical amplification was inventedin the 1920's, before the advent of electric instruments.At the time of their invention, they were considered the loudestguitar available. Some National models have a single cone, others have three smaller cones (known as 'tricones' or 'triplates'). Single Cone National

In the single resonator models the convex 9.5' diametercone has a maple 'biscuit' on top of the cone. The biscuit has awooden maple saddle which the strings pass over, like a conventional acoustic flat top guitar.But unlike flattop acoustic guitars where thevibration of the wooden body creates the sound, in aNational resonator instrument the body acts as a speaker cabinet.When the strings are played, the vibration goes through thesaddle to the bridge and then vibrates the speaker conecausing it to 'resonate' and amplify the sound. Becausethere is fairly direct transmission of vibration from the stringsto the resonator, the single resonator guitar is the loudest ofthe resonator guitars. Tricone National

How much is tax title and license in arizona. In a tricone, the three 6' cones are set in a triangle. Two ofthe cones are on the bass side, and one on the treble side. Rather than a wooden biscuit bridge, there is an aluminum 'T' shaped bridge that connects to the center of each of the cones. A maple wooden saddle sits atop the T-bridge. The vibration from the strings goes through the saddle, which in turn vibrates the T-bridge, and then the three cones. The sound has farther to travel to get the cones resonating than with a single resonator guitar.Thus, that's why tricones are not as loud on the attack. However the sustain is greater, and the tone 'sweeter'. This is because there are three cones allvibrating together, producing more harmonics thana single resonator guitar.

The peghead decals of National (from left to right):
1934 Duolian, 1936 Estralida, 1934 Style O (or Tricone s1/s2), reissue decal.

Vintage National Resonator Collectibility.

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Resonator Frets Clear of the Body.

frets clear of the body

Left: Straight cut 'f' holes on a 1929 Triolian.
Right: Rolled 'f' holes on a 1934 Sytle O.

Resonator Single Cone Sound Differences: 12 versus 14 Frets. Cuda for mac sierra os.

The sound of 12 fret and 14 fret National single cones is different. Twelve fret instruments are a little louder since the body is bigger. The 'best'generation of 12 fret single cone metal-body Nationals is the 1933 to late 1934 varieties with 'rolled' F-holes. Prior to 1933, National straight-cut the F-holes in the single cone metal bodies. Starting in 1933, National rolled the edges of the F-holesmaking t

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