Here’s a find – a National Triolian Tricone, 12-fret neck, from 2010 in excellent condition. The Triolian was historically always a 12-frret model, but National now makes it in 14-fret (and baritone!) models too.
This example from 2010 is in great shape with only a few small scuffs on an edge or two. A very good deal for an outstanding instrument!
MORE →Here’s an excellent-condition National Style 1 Tricone Squareneck from 1929. This is an early example of a production resophonic guitar – the first production took place in 1927. The resophonic instrument was invented in 1925 by John Dopyera at the request of George Beauchamp. Beauchamp was a promoter who found that as venues and audiences grew, so did volume levels and as amplification hadn’t been invented, many instruments were just not loud enough. The reso-phonic design is much louder.
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Here’s a great condition early Model 1 from the Smith & Young division of National ResoPhonic.
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Here’s a National Vintage Tricone in steel powder finish from 2008, in excellent condition. Priced at $1789 with Deluxe National case.
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Bakelite-neck nationals were made from about February 1929 to August 1930 for a production total of around 1800 instuments. They are rare, for a couple of reasons. First, they weren’t made for long because Bakelite turned out to be less stable than the designers hoped, even with a steel rod inserted on later models and the experiment was discontinued.
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Here’s a near-mint National Vintage Steel Tricone from 2008. The powder plating is really quite attractive, and it sounds just great.
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