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Topic: Resophonic Bling |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Peter Jacobs
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Northern Virginia
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 1:29 pm |
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Gives a whole new meaning to parlor guitar. More like "massage parlor guitar".
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 1:31 pm WOW !!
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| Double WOW !! Talk about eye candy !! Beautiful reso guitars !! Eddie "C" ( old non-pedal geezer ) |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 2:42 pm
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| I wonder what size chain you would need to wear that baby! |
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AJ Azure
From:
Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 4:24 pm
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| who knew snoop dogg played reso?! |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 7:07 pm
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| I am sooooo glad that it's not a squareneck...... |
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Roger Marshall
From:
Arroyo Grande, California, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 7:17 pm
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Whoa! Buffalo Bros. is about 2 miles from me. I'm heading over there tomorow to see this thing in person. Like I needed an excuse or something. 
Roger |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 7:19 pm
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| Like the Lilly of the Valley engraving pattern of the 20s Nationals, future resophonic scholars will likely refer to this engraving pattern as a "Style 4, bimbo pattern" or perhaps the "Hey, Honey - lookin' for a date?" pattern. |
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Kenny Davis
From:
Great State of Oklahoma
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 8:02 pm
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| What's the lady in the middle doing? |
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Robert Salomone
From:
Carefree, Arizona
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Posted 13 Dec 2007 10:07 pm
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If you like highly engraved jewel encrusted resonators, there's a National Resophonic Tricone that was made about a decade ago called "Jewel of the Nile". It's been in the hands of several dealers, and last seen was on "Rudy's" list. It's a sight to behold.
Here's my 1930 National Style 3 "Lily of the Valley"
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 14 Dec 2007 5:33 am
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Who is the guy trying to stab himself in the forehead with a pencil?  Elvis, or Johann Wolfgang von Goethe? 
Sometimes "decorations" go to far.
But to be fair, all the old National "decorations" out of context are really tacky too. Those flower decals on the Triolians - would anyone want wallpaper like that? And how about a Lily of the Valley embroidered suit? But, there is some magic mojo factor that makes the engraved Tricones really cool (and I love the Style 3 "Lily..." - the roses of styles 2 and 4 smell a bit like vulgar perfume to me ). The Tricone was such a modernistic design, and then engraved like Victorian dinner silver. A quite crazy mixture, but it works, or are we all blinded by that shiny German silver?
Fred
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 14 Dec 2007 6:54 am
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| Kenny Davis wrote: |
| What's the lady in the middle doing? |
adjusting her G string........it was a little.....sharp..... |
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Eric Ebner
From:
Texas Republic
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Posted 14 Dec 2007 8:19 am
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Mr. Neer,
What a great homepage photo on your site! Somehow I missed this before. Is that a new page? Regarding the guitar in question I do like the headstock logo (Owens). That part is tasteful.
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Tom Mnich
From:
Woodland Park, Colorado, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2007 10:06 am
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Of course - it's the classic "Elvis, Aces and Showgirls" model. 
Made specifically to solo on "Viva Las Vegas"....I suppose.
nyuk,nyuk,nyuk |
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 14 Dec 2007 12:32 pm
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If you liked that, you'll probably love this:
Auction on eBay. |
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Darrell Urbien
From:
Echo Park, California
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Posted 14 Dec 2007 4:21 pm
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| Peter Jacobs wrote: |
| That's no lady.... |
She's not bad, she's just engraved that way.
| Robert Salomone wrote: |
| there's a National Resophonic Tricone that was made about a decade ago called "Jewel of the Nile". |
This Owens is more Jewel De'Nyle. :p
| Fred Kinbom wrote: |
| The Tricone was such a modernistic design, and then engraved like Victorian dinner silver. |
I agree - I much prefer the "Exploding Palm" in all its Deco Madness.
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 14 Dec 2007 8:53 pm
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That's beautiful, Darrell. Does it belong to your other brother Darrell?
(if you don't get the reference you slept through the 80's).
I love Deco stuff in all it's forms, and that is amazing. |
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2007 8:35 pm
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| Delightfully tacky! |
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