1930 National Style O Excellent
Description
SN: S1813. National Style O from 1930 in excellent cosmetic and playing condition. Recent neck reset and setup by the late Marc Schoenberger, the go-to independent repairman for resonator guitars for many years.
The guitar conforms to the specs for a late-1930s model – bound fingerboard, slotted headstock, 12-frets to the body and “variation 3” of the etching – canoe, volcanoes, four stars, low clouds and palm tree. The body is nickel plated brass with the flat F-holes and the neck – which is full figured and nice and straight – is made of poplar. The etching on the back shows almost a double image as if the stencil moved or it was redone but a 1/16th of an inch off.
The overall condition is remarkable. The body shows little abrasion or pitting and only one tiny ding on the back edge. The fretboard has a little pitting but of no real depth, the finish is worn on the back of the neck. The logo on the headstock is in pretty good shape and the original “mickey-mouse-ear” tuners hold well. Everything looks original with the possible exception of the tailpiece which is correct but maybe a little shinier than the rest of the guitar.
It is set up for fingerstyle and plays great with a slide with a light touch. The tone has a nice reverby sound on the treble strings and some “honk” in the midrange. It’s a great little blues or ragtime ready to shine for the right player. She came to me in a useful little gig-bag. I’d be happy to provide a hard case at cost.
The guitar conforms to the specs for a late-1930s model – bound fingerboard, slotted headstock, 12-frets to the body and “variation 3” of the etching – canoe, volcanoes, four stars, low clouds and palm tree. The body is nickel plated brass with the flat F-holes and the neck – which is full figured and nice and straight – is made of poplar. The etching on the back shows almost a double image as if the stencil moved or it was redone but a 1/16th of an inch off.
The overall condition is remarkable. The body shows little abrasion or pitting and only one tiny ding on the back edge. The fretboard has a little pitting but of no real depth, the finish is worn on the back of the neck. The logo on the headstock is in pretty good shape and the original “mickey-mouse-ear” tuners hold well. Everything looks original with the possible exception of the tailpiece which is correct but maybe a little shinier than the rest of the guitar.
It is set up for fingerstyle and plays great with a slide with a light touch. The tone has a nice reverby sound on the treble strings and some “honk” in the midrange. It’s a great little blues or ragtime ready to shine for the right player. She came to me in a useful little gig-bag. I’d be happy to provide a hard case at cost.