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Originally Posted by rockabilly69
The reason National uses laminate woods is because they want the primary tone coming from the cone, not as a cost cutting measure. I got that right out of the mouth of the late Don Young the founder (along with McGregor Gaines) of the modern National company!
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I also have nothing against laminates, especially in this kind of context, and apart from tonal considerations, they have the advantage of structural stability and strength.
I have a National Estralita, and it is very loud with 14-58 electric strings. Something to consider is neck profiles and neck angles. My Estralita is fairly old and has a somewhat chunky soft V neck that wouldn't be to everyone's tastes. The action on mine is 2.0 mm treble, 2.4 mm bass, and I would be struggling to get it much lower without doing something about the neck angle. I don't know if the newer ones are similar.