Lap slide on baritone Tricone?

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

Dear all,

Are National Tricones suitable for lap slide playing? I was just blown away by the sound of Bob Brozman's sample of the Style 1 baritone Tricone at the National Resophonic website. It sounds fantastic!

Is there a squareneck version of the baritone Tricone? Or would it work fine to use an extension nut?

And what is the difference between the Style 1 and Polychrome baritones, apart from the price?

There are just too many great instruments out there!

Thanks!

Fred

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Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

National tricones are definitely suitable for lap style playing. I own a Style 1.5 tricone and it's great. The Polychrome models have a steel body while the Style 1 has a brass body. You should get a copy of National's catalog to hear the differences.

I have no direct experience with National's baritone tricone guitars. I'm sure they'd be happy to build you a squareneck version if you wanted one. They say on their web site that "All Tricones are available as either standard neck or square neck models".

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[This message was edited by Brad Bechtel on 05 June 2006 at 04:04 PM.]

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

Thanks Brad!

Do you know if the entire track, that the 30 second Bob Brozman baritone Tricone Style 1 sample on the website is taken from, is included on the National Resophonic catalogue CD?

(...or "catalog", in US spelling - I'm Swedish, how am I supposed to spell things on an international forum?!

)

I would love to hear the rest of that track! Is it bottleneck or lap slide he plays on it? My beginner's ears cannot tell for sure.

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Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

Sorry, Fred. I'm sure National Reso-Phonic Guitars knows the answer, but I don't.
http://www.nationalguitars.com

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