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Post by catsmiler on Sept 8, 2022 18:53:50 GMT
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Post by michaelsegui on Sept 8, 2022 19:02:45 GMT
One of the first Nationals I ever saw in real life was an original El Trovador.
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Post by lonelyjelly on Sept 8, 2022 20:45:32 GMT
Blimey!
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Post by ken1953clark on Sept 8, 2022 23:16:26 GMT
Is it old or just badly treated :-)
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Post by thinline72 on Sept 9, 2022 8:52:17 GMT
Just in case: it's not easy to spot on those pictures, but the fretboard seems to be unglued where the neck joins the body. I've got close up pictures from the seller, I hope they don't mind me sharing one of them:  |
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Post by davey on Sept 9, 2022 10:07:04 GMT
That makes straightening the neck a bit easier ! I'd love to buy it for for £500 but the price has gone bonkers in my opinion.
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Post by richclough on Sept 9, 2022 13:44:30 GMT
Rather sad that. Wonder what the cone's like?
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Post by snakehips on Sept 9, 2022 15:45:32 GMT
My thoughts too
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Post by richclough on Sept 12, 2022 7:38:58 GMT
It went for £1750! Wow. That's inflation for you.
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 12, 2022 9:12:09 GMT
That’s so cheap for a 30s El Trovador, and although it needs some work, it’s in okay condition. £200 or so to do it up and it’ll be a great instrument.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by bluesdude on Sept 12, 2022 9:26:19 GMT
That’s so cheap for a 30s El Trovador, and although it needs some work, it’s in okay condition. £200 or so to do it up and it’ll be a great instrument. Shine On Michael My thoughts exactly! Those are Kay made and much nicer sounding in my opinion to the Trojans an Rosita's and easier to set the neck as well. Kenny,,,,,,,,,, |
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Post by snakehips on Sept 12, 2022 11:40:14 GMT
That’s so cheap for a 30s El Trovador, and although it needs some work, it’s in okay condition. £200 or so to do it up and it’ll be a great instrument. Shine On Michael Hi there ! I'd imagine it's going to need more than £200 spent on it. The pictures are not great but I think the fretboard & binding may need reglued, if not replaced, as well as a likely neck reset. Then again, the buyer may be lucky and it hardly need anything. Hoping you are wrong, anyway. |
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Post by snakehips on Sept 12, 2022 17:39:59 GMT
Whoops !!
I meant, “Hoping you are right and I am wrong” !!!!
Doh !
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Post by leedscitystompers on Sept 15, 2022 14:37:30 GMT
Martyn here.
I bidded £1700 on it and was busy driving back from Oswestry (having bought a vintage Dobro) when it ended. If I’d not being driving I would have bidded a bit higher.
My thoughts were it would have a full rebuild and for another £500-ish on top I’d have a relatively rare and good quality instrument. In total any decent vintage National for under the £2.5k I’d have had in it and I’d doing well these days.
Damn annoying I missed out by £50. It’s probably somebody on here that got it! If so congratulations!
I’ll have to hold out for a wood Triolian now.
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Post by snakehips on Sept 15, 2022 17:16:51 GMT
Wasn't me !!!!!
I've been too naughty this year as it is !
Shame you had to cancel your Edin Fest gigs - I'd have come along to that.
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