1932 National Style 0 Resonator

In 1927, the National String Instrument Company began producing the first resonator instruments. Over the years, the National brand became so synonymous with resonator instruments that many blues players who prefer their unique sound simply refer to any resonator as a “national guitar.” Intended to offer players a louder voice, the innovative resonator produces an interesting, warm sound that you won’t get from anything else. Paul Simon sang “the Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar”. There’s a particular tone and vibe to an all-metal resonator unlike anything else. Famously pictured on the cover of Dire Straits’ “Brothers in Arms,” the 14-fret Style 0 may be the coolest National models of the ’30s. It features a single-cone biscuit resonator on a nickel-plated brass body with Hawaiian scenes of palm trees etched into the top and back. This example is the cleanest & most original Style 0 down to every screw we’ve ever encountered. Its nickel finish looks like chrome as it did when new. It has no dings, bangs or any type of fade in any area of its nickel plated brass body. Its Sunburst’d V neck has a bound ebony fingerboard & is super clean w/almost no play wear w/only a few chips on the top edge of its headstock. Its National logo decal is perfectly intact & its original frets are still perfect. The original nickel tailpiece is currently broken inside the case & needs repair. It’s hardly ever been played & kept in its hard case. It truly looks like a Reissue, but it is an all original Style 0 ready for any serious collector. Ironically it comes w/an appraisal by George Gruhn from 1978 stating its fine all original shape while only worth around $600. LOL at the time. This is perhaps the best 1932 National Style 0 in the world & you will not be disappointed. It comes complete with/an older hard case.