This is an extremely rare find in vintage Nationals. Here we have a 1930 National Triolian (the first year of production) in Walnut finish but we discovered underneath it is a Style O Brass body! According to Don Young at National Resophonic, during the depression nothing was wasted, so if the engraving in a Style O had a flaw they would paint it and sell it as a Triolian. Very few of these probably exist in the world and it gives this one a great story. The last owner had master Luthier Bill Tippin go over the entire guitar and lovingly bring it up to date with regards to playability and reliability. There is $1500 of repair work in this guitar. The neck was reset and refretted, a new cone was installed to increase the tone and a Highlander Biscuit pickup added for live use. Lastly it has a new National case so this one is completely hassle free, you get all the vintage tone but with modern playability and stability. So here's a chance for a very rare, Brass Body Triolian with no issues.

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Artists who play instruments by this builder: Mark Knopfler, Bob Brozman, Mike Dowling, Dave Arcari, Cindy Cashdollar, Ken Emerson, Ben Harper, Rick Franklin, David Holt, Steve James, Colin John, Dave Mackenzie, Doug MacLeod, Keb Mo, Gary Morse, Charlie Parr, Scott Perry, Joe Louis Walker

This is an extremely rare find in vintage Nationals. Here we have a 1930 National Triolian (the first year of production) in Walnut finish but we discovered underneath it is a Style O Brass body! According to Don Young at National Resophonic, during the depression nothing was wasted, so if the engraving in a Style O had a flaw they would paint it and sell it as a Triolian. Very few of these probably exist in the world and it gives this one a great story. The last owner had master Luthier Bill Tippin go over the entire guitar and lovingly bring it up to date with regards to playability and reliability. There is $1500 of repair work in this guitar. The neck was reset and refretted, a new cone was installed to increase the tone and a Highlander Biscuit pickup added for live use. Lastly it has a new National case so this one is completely hassle free, you get all the vintage tone but with modern playability and stability. So here's a chance for a very rare, Brass Body Triolian with no issues.

Artists who play instruments by this builder: Mark Knopfler, Bob Brozman, Mike Dowling, Dave Arcari, Cindy Cashdollar, Ken Emerson, Ben Harper, Rick Franklin, David Holt, Steve James, Colin John, Dave Mackenzie, Doug MacLeod, Keb Mo, Gary Morse, Charlie Parr, Scott Perry, Joe Louis Walker