Looking for my 1995 National Resophonic Style O

[andrewdprice]

Hi,

This is my first time posting on the forum. I hope this is the right place to post this?

I have always a had a fascination with resonators, and in 1995 when my grandparents died, my lovely parents used some of the inheritance money to buy me my dream guitar - a National Resophonic Style O. Dream come true! They had an American friend of ours source one when when he went back home, and then they imported it for me. 
Unfortunately, I was newly married, my wife fell pregnant with our first child and then our car died. We needed a new car, and we were broke. The only thing of value I had was the National, so I sold it for £1200 to a friend called Kim who lived in the Chandler's Ford area of Eastleigh. He also owned a NRP Delphi. I had the idea that when I could, I'd buy it back, but he eventually sold it and I lost touch with him.

This is a long shot, but in case it's hiding under somebody's bed somewhere, I'd love to know where it ended up. Pic included, but for some reason it looks a bit small  You most likely know what a Style O looks like anyway  but it had a characteristic black finish on the neck and headstock and the light blue National badge that NRP were using at the time. I don't know the serial number. 

Any news, please let know. Did you or anyone you know buy a mid-90's Style O from someone in the Eastleigh area in the late 90's or early 2000's?

Kind Regards to all,

Andrew 

[snakehips]

Hi there !

Here is an early one on ebay (no affiliation to me) :

www.ebay.com/itm/276306883055?hash=item40552c71ef:g:N60AAOSw-dtltfz2&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwG5t6t6kfcH%2FSHmHoMsuGTp9RSukqIPJeCJLOjK4XqSj6HTVmie6cQWasXjYa3X9BxifHQjhL6zAAV4lkCf%2BEg4PhLi7XYcVsufJdj9gdpivZkXTG537xAht22rUBrEv%2BVZsVPEcBvUPDwJx3etr40P1MZeFAY2xaTy08kfQ%2FcrofvyPMeD6aMyRVBu%2Fl4yq5%2FR5LSaN9PIcozdu%2Bp25qCu3aXWowx2b1jw%2FpxIs1U7EipRxujHagMVPhjGMpYQ41w%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4rpt8GyYw

[andrewdprice]

Feb 10, 2024 17:38:22 GMT snakehips said:

Hi there !

Here is an early one on ebay (no affiliation to me) :

www.ebay.com/itm/276306883055?hash=item40552c71ef:g:N60AAOSw-dtltfz2&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwG5t6t6kfcH%2FSHmHoMsuGTp9RSukqIPJeCJLOjK4XqSj6HTVmie6cQWasXjYa3X9BxifHQjhL6zAAV4lkCf%2BEg4PhLi7XYcVsufJdj9gdpivZkXTG537xAht22rUBrEv%2BVZsVPEcBvUPDwJx3etr40P1MZeFAY2xaTy08kfQ%2FcrofvyPMeD6aMyRVBu%2Fl4yq5%2FR5LSaN9PIcozdu%2Bp25qCu3aXWowx2b1jw%2FpxIs1U7EipRxujHagMVPhjGMpYQ41w%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4rpt8GyYw

Thank you snakehips. That's identical to the one I had, and gorgeous. I was really looking to see if anyone knew where my old guitar went. I know the chances are very, very slim at best! Thanks!

[snakehips]

Hi again !

I had a 1996 NRP Delphi from new, for about 10yrs.
I sold it to an English guy, living in Italy, who later sold it to a guitarist in Sweden (bandmate of Bert Deivert, a MM Forum member).
As far as I know, he still has it.
Would be cool to see & play it again.
One of the loudest reso guitars I ever owned.

[bdeivert]

Janne still has that guitar Snakehips! He uses it at gigs sometimes.

[snakehips]

Hi Bert,

I remember when I bought that guitar, in Evanston, a suburb of Chicago. Played it for about 3hrs one day in the shop. Went back the next day & played it for about 1 1/2hrs, still lusting over it.
Then I was in New Orleans for a month, on a student exchange thing, at the LSU Dental school.
Then I flew back to Chicago for a few days before my return flight back to Edinburgh Scotland. While still in Chicago, I went back to the guitar shop and played the Delphi for another 2hrs - then decided to buy it. The shop-keeper joked that I’d played it so much already he’d have to sell it to me “used” !!
The shop also had a brand new Style O, and a Polychtome Triolian, but the Delphi “spoke” to me - and was thenonly one I JUST had enough money for !

I’ve always wanted to compare the cone in it with later non-hot-rod cones and hot-rod cones.
I think the cone might be earlier than most of the later non hot-rod cones. Sounded like Son House’s National on the 1965 Columbia sessions, when I had it. Always wondered if I’d still think that now, now having more experience playing lots of NRP’s and vintage Nationals.

All the best to you and Janne

[tattoomagnus]

Mar 15, 2024 13:08:39 GMT snakehips said:

Hi Bert,

I remember when I bought that guitar, in Evanston, a suburb of Chicago. Played it for about 3hrs one day in the shop. Went back the next day & played it for about 1 1/2hrs, still lusting over it.
Then I was in New Orleans for a month, on a student exchange thing, at the LSU Dental school.
Then I flew back to Chicago for a few days before my return flight back to Edinburgh Scotland. While still in Chicago, I went back to the guitar shop and played the Delphi for another 2hrs - then decided to buy it. The shop-keeper joked that I’d played it so much already he’d have to sell it to me “used” !!
The shop also had a brand new Style O, and a Polychtome Triolian, but the Delphi “spoke” to me - and was thenonly one I JUST had enough money for !

I’ve always wanted to compare the cone in it with later non-hot-rod cones and hot-rod cones.
I think the cone might be earlier than most of the later non hot-rod cones. Sounded like Son House’s National on the 1965 Columbia sessions, when I had it. Always wondered if I’d still think that now, now having more experience playing lots of NRP’s and vintage Nationals.

All the best to you and Janne

I have a 2003 Delphi.Swapped the cone to a hot rod,but it didn’t do that much of a difference,the original cone is great,don’t know if they had the same cones in 96 though.After experimenting with strings and tunings as we all do i settled with New tones nickel 16-59 tuned down to C and that really opened the guitar up,amazing sounding.