|
|
Post by catsmiler on Aug 14, 2022 12:05:03 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by Bo Grohl on Aug 15, 2022 6:34:55 GMT
from 43 minutes
needs a neck reset...
TT
|
|
|
|
Post by Michael Messer on Aug 15, 2022 7:42:52 GMT
Why do they never get a proper expert when it involves a National guitar. The Repair Shop a few months ago and now the Antiques Roadshow. He didn't know the model name or the exact year of manufacture. All he had done was looked up the serial number online and the rest was based on guesswork.
Shine On
Michael
|
|
|
|
Post by bonzo on Aug 15, 2022 8:48:41 GMT
I thought it may have been a metal body with a faux wood finish. The tailpiece wasn't the usual Duolian/Triolian type and I thought the coverplate looked a bit shiny and unscathed. The guy who brought it along on behalf of a band mate possibley knew more than he was letting on. Anyhoo got lots of messages telling about the show!
Best wishes to you all, John
|
|
|
|
Post by Mark Makin on Aug 15, 2022 9:09:11 GMT
I assume they didn't mention that it was a 'Trojan' because the decal had fallen off!? A cursory look at the serial number list would show that they were built between 1934 and 1936+ as he said. It should have been relatively easy to guess which year from the T serial number on the headstock.
I've lost track of how many UK Nationals have a back story related to being brought here by US servicemen in WW2.
|
|
|
|
Post by Michael Messer on Aug 15, 2022 15:56:48 GMT
I thought it may have been a metal body with a faux wood finish. The tailpiece wasn't the usual Duolian/Triolian type and I thought the coverplate looked a bit shiny and unscathed. The guy who brought it along on behalf of a band mate possibley knew more than he was letting on. Anyhoo got lots of messages telling about the show! Best wishes to you all, John John, as Mark has said, it was just a standard Trojan with the correct tailpiece for that model Also as Mark said, when we were collecting back in the olden days, many National and Dobro guitars were brought into the UK by American GIs during World War 2. Shine On Michael |
|
|
|
Post by bonzo on Aug 15, 2022 16:19:32 GMT
Hi Michael, I suppose on a show that is basically entertainment you can't go into too much depth.
Readers may remember my charity shop Duolian a few years back. Bought from a charitable organisation near Bedford where there were many US bases during the war. For privacy reasons they would not give any actual details other than to say it had been in the same family for a long time. I have a 1937 KG14 bought in Chesham,another area known for its connection with US forces with a similar back story. The fact that it had never been messed around with and was in good condition lent some credence to the story.
As has been said on the forum many times we are only custodians of these instruments as we pass through each others lives.
Best wishes to you all, John
|
|
|
|
Post by Michael Messer on Aug 15, 2022 16:31:06 GMT
Hi Michael, I suppose on a show that is basically entertainment you can't go into too much depth. Readers may remember my charity shop Duolian a few years back. Bought from a charitable organisation near Bedford where there were many US bases during the war. For privacy reasons they would not give any actual details other than to say it had been in the same family for a long time. I have a 1937 KG14 bought in Chesham,another area known for its connection with US forces with a similar back story. The fact that it had never been messed around with and was in good condition lent some credence to the story. As has been said on the forum many times we are only custodians of these instruments as we pass through each others lives. Best wishes to you all, John John, I am not sure I agree because they go into detail on antique items they have experts for, such as a Rolex watch and two Chinese pots on last night's show. The problem is that most so called guitar experts no very little about Nationals and Dobros. What they know about are Les Pauls, Strats and Teles, oh and maybe a few acoustics. That was the reason back in the mists of time that I was a consultant for Christie's Auction House. The guy there knew that he didn't know and called me in when I was needed. It was nice to hear that my Rolling Stones autographs are worth around a thousand pounds. They're not for sale, but good to know. Shine On Michael |
|
