The National Tricone is patterned after the original instrument made in 1927 with its functional Art Deco industrial design. It is made of brass, highly polished and plated with either bright nickel plating or a custom Antique Brass treatment! The round, mahogany neck has an ivoroid bound ebony fingerboard. The headstock has the National logo inlayed in mother-of-pearl and vintage-style tuners!
MORE →This single cone guitar is patterned after the famous El Trovador that was made only in 1932 and 1933. The body is constructed entirely of mahogany – front, back and sides. The body is artistically bound with multiple layer binding and the mahogany neck features an ebony finerboard bound in ivoroid. The headstock has a rosewood overlay. the body is 4″ deep and the scale length of the neck is 25 21/32″.
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Here is another example of a National Estralita Deluxe featuring a great set of native Hawaiian Koa. With tightly flamed grain lines and rich orange coloring this is definitely a beautiful set of wood! This single cone biscuit style resophonic has lots of volume and midrange bark with a hard attack and quick decay. The Pearloid headstock overlay, body binding, mother of pearl diamond inlays and vintage National tuners round out the high end features on this guitar but don’t distract from Koa. Hold onto your hula skirts this is one is sure to please!
MORE →The Pomona 6 will change the way you think of a lap steel. For the first time you can change keys with the “easy-shift” and “easy-slide” capo to any scale and zero position. The Duesenberg capo can be shifted even within a song live in a matter of seconds. The integrated Multibender provides the pedal steel sound, with the ease of minor chords. The two levers can be set to any of the strings (except heavy E) to raise or lower the tones for more than one tone. Additional levers are available.
MORE →The Paul Beard / Goldtone PBS Resophonic instruments feature Paul Beard’s own spun aluminum cone and spider assembly on a Beard designed open sound well that rivals the sound of instruments at twice the price. We purchase these instruments right from Paul Beard so we are assured that they are set up and quality controlled by the maestro himself
MORE →The Beard Contemporary E Model redefines the resonator guitar for the needs of modern players. These magnificently responsive instruments made of striking select solid tone woods, utilizing innovative designs, produce an unusually resonant instrument with an aggressive response and stellar tone throughout the entire playing range. At the heart of these models is an exclusive top-mounted, specially treated resonator system. This feature, along with the open brace body design and arched back, creates a tuned body cavity that generates exceptionally brilliant treble and a bass that is rich and full. By controlling the decay, exceptional clarity is achieved that provides optimum note separation for crisp, clear, finger picking styles. With the power of this instrument, your playing WILL be heard in the hardest driving bands!
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