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1928/29 National
"Triolian" Single-Cone
Resonator Wooden-
Bodied Acoustic
produced only about 18 months
replaced by steel bodied model
very rare, and rare sounding, guitar
great loudness and sustain
lighter weight than most
one of best wooden bodied players ever
"polychrome" painted finish
small ocean scene decal on front just below
fretboard
"PATAPLDFOR" impressed on front just
below ocean decal
large decal of hula girl scene on back
extensive play wear
f-holes on upper bouts
9 diamond-shaped hole-clusters in a circle
on the resonator cover plate
single spun-aluminum resonator with wooden
"biscuit" bridge
maple neck
unbound 12-fret maple fingerboard with body
finish
plain slotted headstock with no inlay, decal,
or logo
no pickguard
open, side-mounted, strip tuners with creme
Bakelite buttons
introduced 1928; discontinued 1929
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