Ended!
Up for sale is an incredibly rare and hard to find early National Tricone Resonator Guitar. The guitar is Serial #136 (started at 100) which makes it only the 37th ever made! Due to the low serial number, it is highly likely that this guitar was handmade in the Dopyera shop. This guitar made in 1927 is a Style 2 with the 'Wild Rose' engravings. As with all observed style 2 instruments below serial number 400, this instrument has additional rose engraving on the cover plate. You may also have noticed that the metal body has seven additional diamond-shaped holes in the top, a characteristic seen only in the earliest National Tricone guitars. I have only been able to find two pictures that document a similar guitar. One is a picture of the very first National Tricone made that is located at the NAMM Museum Of Making Music in Carlsbad, CA. The other is on page fifty-six of the book The History and Artistry of National Resonator Instruments by Bob Brozman that contains several photographs of serial number 133, a virtually identical instrument. This guitar has been played, but not heavily and it is in excellent condition. Plays and sounds perfect with no deficiencies that I can detect. The only notable imperfections I can detect are some wear on the bridge cover (where a player would rest their hand) and some very minor chipping around one of the cover plate screws (see last two pictures). There are also some light scratches on the back of the guitar, but they are all very light. Guitar includes what I believe to be the original hardshell case (fits very tight) as well as what I believe to be the original silver slide bar and leather case. Also includes a vintage plastic Dobro finger pick and two vintage metal Grover finger picks. I have done my best to describe everything I know about this guitar, but I am not a guitar expert. Please view the pictures and click to use the zoom feature to determine condition and characteristics yourself. Shipping includes insurance. National guitars with this kind of historical significance do not come around very often. FEEL FREE TO MAKE ME AN OFFER, I JUST MIGHT ACCEPT IT!
Product Specs
Condition | Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.learn more |
Brand | National |
Model | Tricone |
Finish | Silver |
Year | 1927 |
Made In | United States |
Accepted Payment Methods
This is a vintage 1932 National Duolian Resonator with serial number C3839. This guitar sounds awesome, and with a new nut, new saddle, and changed. Mark Knopfler's National Style O has the serial number B1844 according to the official Mark Knopfler Guitar Styles books. The B-series was used in the years 1936 and 1937: Number range Year.
- Paypal
Shipping Policy
Available for local pickupfrom Lake Elsinore, CA, United States
Ships from Lake Elsinore, CA, United States to:
- Continental U.S.
- €46.86EUR
I will ship with tracking to the listed regions. To negotiate shipping rates to other locations, please send me a message.
Tax Policies
Taxes are charged in the following regions either by the seller, per their tax policy, or by Reverb as a Marketplace Facilitator:
Alabama* | |
Arizona* | |
Arkansas* | |
California* | |
Colorado* | |
Connecticut* | |
District of Columbia* | |
Hawaii* | |
Idaho* | |
Illinois* | |
Indiana* | |
Iowa* | |
Kentucky* | |
Maine* | |
Maryland* | |
Massachusetts* | |
Michigan* | |
Minnesota* | |
Nebraska* | |
Nevada* | |
New Jersey* | |
New Mexico* | |
New York* | |
North Dakota* | |
Ohio* | |
Oklahoma* | |
Pennsylvania* | |
Rhode Island* | |
South Carolina* | |
South Dakota* | |
Tennessee* | |
Texas* | |
Utah* | |
Vermont* | |
Virginia* | |
Washington* | |
West Virginia* | |
Wisconsin* | |
Wyoming* | |
*Marketplace Facilitator State. Reverb collects tax on the sellers behalf. Learn More |
Return Policy
Return Window
This product can be returned within 7 days of receipt.
General Terms
Items must be returned in original, as-shipped condition with all original packaging and no signs of use. Buyer assumes responsibility for all return shipping costs unless the item was not received as described.
Refunds
Buyer receives a full refund in their original payment method less any shipping costs.