Dating a National Tricone

William Clark · Posted 8 Jan 2007 9:23 pm

I am trying to date my first Steel Guitar. It is a National Tricone that was purchased from the Maxwell Street Market in Chicago back in the late 1960's by my Father. Total cost was a whopping $25!!! The original owner put his name and address in pencil on the inside under the screen. His name was George Soukup and his band was the Halona Trio. He also added a metal plaque on the headstock that is engraved with his initials. I have replaced the cones as the originals had started to cave in. Here is the link to photographs. Serial number is 1742. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/53telecaster@sbcglobal.net/album/576460762383541599

HowardR · From: N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville

oh...you're making this way too easy.....and then there's no sport in it....... Laughing

Fred Kinbom · From: Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.

Try to post this on the IGS Forum as well. Lots of National knowledge over there!
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Gary Anwyl · From: Palo Alto, CA

Information about National serial numbers is here.

http://www.provide.net/~cfh/national.html#serial

Yours probably dates to 1930.

Bob Brozman's book about National guitars is the bible for National guitars. It's full of information about old Nationals and is nicely illustrated. If you own an old National you should have a copy of the book.
http://www.bobbrozman.com/books.html

William Clark · Posted 9 Jan 2007 9:13 pm

Gary: Thank you for the information. I really appreciate the link to the National info and I will definitely check out the book!

Brad, please close this one out.

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