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Advice on a Vintage National
A guitar shop pretty close to me has a 1932 Triolian for sale at a really good price. From pictures it looks to be in good condition. It has a "hooks on cover plate". The cover plate also isn't ribbed. I know National abandoned both these designs early on because they weren't durable. Any thoughts on this. Will it hold up if I go Bukka White on it
I'm gonna go check it out sometime next week. I'm wondering if (besides all the usual things to look out for in a vintage guitar) there are any specific things to check for on a vintage National. Thanks
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Check the "hooks on cover plate" to see if any hooks are broken off. You should figure that it will need a neck reset which is not done in the traditional way, but rather more like setting a banjo neck since there is a stick that connects the neck through the body to the end pin. Almost always this needs to be redone to bring them up to grade (if it has not been done already). Check the fingerboard which is usually "ebonized" maple or fruitwood and the dye often causes the wood to degenerate and crumble. Check the tailpiece for a crack along the bend, another common problem. If it is a good price but original condition, figure it will take some work. Check the body for splits, seam separations and major dents. Even in fairly ratty condition, these guitars can be brought back to very good playing condition, it just takes some work, and it is not work that should be as expensive as a wooden bodied guitar.
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