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Resonator & Steel Guitars

NATIONAL TROJAN … 1935. A single ply bound wood body resonator. It has a single, original National spun cone with biscuit bridge with a chromed 4 rib coverplate with 9 diamond patterned soundholes. It has large segmented “F” holes in the walnut finished body, a deep V neck with 14 frets clear of the body, dot inlays in the ebonized fingerboard and a slothead gear setup. Chrome bar trapeze tailpiece, National shield headstock logo. SC Exc-

NATIONAL RESOPHONIC Style 0 A Chrome plated round neck single cone resonator guitar with an etched Hawaiian scene top and back. Gorgeous! Nickel plated Brass body with all the appointments of the 1930's originals. Spun Cone resonator with fan coverplate. 1995 OHSC Mint

NATIONAL RESOPHONIC TRICONE Style 1... 1996, A gorgeous round neck resonator tri-cone. Chrome plated brass body with wide lattice soundholes. Slothead with Kluson style gears. 3 Spun Cone resonators with "T" bridge coverplate. Bound Ebony fingerboard with dot inlays.

REGAL RD -45... A Mahogany body Dobro with a comfortable round neck in a high gloss finish. Solid Spruce top, multi-bound body, bound neck with a Rosewood fingerboard. 10 1/2" spun cone resonator, spider bridge. 1994 Great Sounding.

REGAL DOBRO …1930’s. A small 13 ½” wood body guitar with a rounded V neck in a sunburst finish. Slothead design with 3 on a strip side mount tuners, dot inlays in the neck with a 25” scale. 12 frets free of the body, binding on the top and back. Moons and Stars coverplate over a biscuit style resonator, trapeze tailpiece, segmented “F” holes in the upper bouts of the wood body. Good sounding.

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