Just to for nostalgia's sake, here is/was my National silver No2. It even had the screens over the soundholes so the bugs don't get in and cause buzzing.
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Just to for nostalgia's sake, here is/was my National silver No2. It even had the screens over the soundholes so the bugs don't get in and cause buzzing.
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LOVE it, Jim!
I owned that National 2 for many years but it never sounded good in mandolin tuning with that 15" scale. I restrung it to Yank Rachel tuning (so a "G" chord fingering would sound lower, as E) and it was better, plus I had octave strings on the lower two courses. Beautiful instrument but I never played it and, as noted, I actually play the RM-1.
This is the best guy in the country for refinishing vintage nationals and pretty much the only one outside of National who can do an excellent frosted duco crinkle finish:
http://www.bfanaticguitarworks.com/
Allen, as for your old Pfretzschner bass, I get almost twice the price for them when stripped and polished. 'Same with an old ALCOA.