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Post by gaucho on Feb 2, 2017 13:54:41 GMT
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Post by Ian McWee on Feb 2, 2017 14:44:11 GMT
Doesn't look like the traditional Estralita shape ~ my $$$'s would be on it being a Trojan  Slide On! Ian. |
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Post by Michael Messer on Feb 2, 2017 14:57:57 GMT
It's a small bodied National Trojan from around 1938/39.... I hope!
Shine On
Michael.
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Post by bluesdude on Feb 2, 2017 19:45:46 GMT
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Post by gaucho on Feb 2, 2017 21:06:36 GMT
I didn't realize there was a small bodied version of the Trojan. That makes perfect sense for the price. The fret dots below the 14th seem to indicate a partial or full neck stick. That, along with the front and rear body binding and the (apparently) narrow upper bout are are confused me!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 21:11:32 GMT
I would bet on it being a dovetail set neck...possibly with faux, glued-in neck stick... maybe 1936 or 37...
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Post by gaucho on Feb 2, 2017 23:47:24 GMT
Some of them did have a partial neck stick and the way to pick them out was by the fret dots below the 12th or 14th fret. Same for the lower end Dobro model 19, 25, etc. Those are the ones to get as they are supposedly much easier to get a proper neck reset on. I went to look at a Dobro model 25 locally and was excited because I wanted one of the small bodied Dobros but wanted the partial neck stick. When I saw it in person, I found that the fret dots below the 12th were hand painted on! I passed on t...  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 9:23:11 GMT
Good point gaucho...it does have the headstock overlay that would be on a metal body...it is a nice looking guitar. I never saw one like that before.
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Post by pascal on Feb 3, 2017 12:50:49 GMT
This one is the same 1939 Trojan Steve James has used for decades (shot on "Roots & fingerstyle guitar blues" method cover)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 18:26:28 GMT
This looks like it...
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Post by pascal on Feb 4, 2017 15:56:26 GMT
Yup almost, just the Steve's Trojan coverplate has no ribs, and the "art deco" scratch plate seems to be fade. I assume Steve could be 1938 and ebay's one is 1939 (very good condition at 1st glance, but action ?) , last bunch for Trojans.
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Post by marshcat on Feb 5, 2017 12:20:36 GMT
No doubt about it, these later Trojans with the small upper bout produce a very sweet and mellow sound! When Steve James stayed with me back in the mists of time we were able to compare mine (#C1686) with his. Both sounded wonderful... I prefer them to the earlier bigger-bodied version.  |
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