Manufactured in 1934, this National Resonator was the company’s response to public demand for an affordable single-cone guitar. The instrument features a heavy-gauge steel body, originally finished with a thin layer of gray paint. It has a 9.5-inch aluminum resonator (single-cone) and a biscuit-style wooden bridge that provides physical support, concealed beneath the metal headstock cover. The neck is made of basswood with a pronounced “hard V“ profile, and the fretboard is made of stained or “ebonized“ maple to mimic the look of a high-end, dark wood.
