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Originally Posted by Silly Moustache
Hi,
I used to wn and love a Style "O" Deluxe and it was, indeed, a magnificent instrument -sooo loud! but oh sooo heavy.
I traded it for a wood (laminate) bodied Estralita
I have a friend who is a pro blues/ragtime who played a steel body for a long time , I found it very shrill.
Haven't seen him fora while but seems he's playing a style "O" Deluxe like I used to have - maybe it's mine - who knows?
I also play Dobro which of course is a spider version (with a Beard cone) and the sound is great for square neck but not what I'd call a blues sound.
I have never owned a National tri-cone.
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Around 10 years ago I bought a National Style 1 tricone from a small shop in London somewhere (bought over the phone and don't recall what it was called). Sounded great but I could never get on with the very rough, open pore 'unfinished' finish on the neck which, for an expensive guitar, I thought was a cheap cop-out frankly. I quite fancy another tricone, and Mansons have a used Regal RC-57 I'm going to check out. Specs are good, condition is good.