My latest aquisition ...

[Diamondjimi]

I was down on Lake Erie visiting an old friend of mine a few weeks ago for beers and bbq.
Naturally the party moved to his studio/jam room. Started kickin out some old Rockabilly and then into some low down Blues. I naturally gravitated towards some bottleneck and asked him if I could try out this old thing he had sittin in the corner. So I grab this old beast and plugged it into a Fender Deluxe.
Faaaawk, talk about tone. It had great tone and sustain and was quiet as a mouse.
So after the jam he asked me if I liked it. Naturally it was yes. Told me he'd never heard anyone play it like I did the whole time he's owned it and told me to take it with me when I go home....
I was totally taken off guard. His only condition was that I play it loud and make him proud. Sounded like a fair deal to me.

Here she is. a 19?? National "Dynamic" Lap Steel

















(Kluson tuners)







Unfortunately it doesn't have legs or a case. I'm on the hunt...
I'm working on dating details right now. I'm figuring it's possibly a late 60's/70's model.

[Matt White]

BRILLIANT!!!


and she's a beauty too!!!

[jhale667]

Great score! (And having heard your slide playing, bet the dude wasn't exaggerating in the slightest when he said that.)

Congrats!!

[Diamondjimi]

Thanks dudes. Jay, I'm humbled, bro!

Takes a bit of getting used to, having to play it horizontally. But once 5 or 10 minutes pass, it just flows...

[Igosplut]

Wild looking fucking thing that....

[chefcraig]

DJ, have you ever checked out The Steel Guitar Forum? It's a pretty cool and informative site, and chances are you could get the lowdown on your National there. Best of luck with it, and congrats!

[Blaze]

Nice!

[GAR]

58 - 60 guaranteed.

Take out the three pickguard screws, look underneath at the pots and write down the manufacturer's date and production number codes here to prove me correct.

$200 - $325, but you have no case. Because it is only a 6 stringer and not an 8 string.

XLNT! This is the only guitar you have I somewhat like.

[Diamondjimi]

http://guitarvintners.auctivacommerc...d-P421393.aspx

[Diamondjimi]

Unlike yourself, I am an actual musician. I couldn't give a shit if it was worth a hundred bucks in a sale. It's a fine instrument that will serve me well, writing and in the studio.

Do you write music GAR?
Do you record GAR?
Do you produce other bands/artists, GAR?
Do you perform live,GAR? (Fellatio at truckstop gloryhole's unfortunately doesn't count,sorry!)

If you did, you would understand the relevance of this instrument in my collection for it's musical importance and NOT it's monetary value...

[GAR]

been, done. Some grow up from it, others don't learn.

Enjoy chasing your dreams, and/ or tail.

[hideyoursheep]

been, done. Some grow up from it, others don't learn.

You talking about getting fucked in the ass again?

We don't wanna hear it!!!

This is a cool find!

[Hardrock69]

Congrats on a cool find!

Once again Garfuckle is angry because he is a no-talent, loser, fuckwad with nothing to cuntribute.

[VAiN]

Very cool! I need friends like yours! Enjoy it... post a clip if you can!

[Diamondjimi]

been, done. Some grow up from it, others don't learn.

That statement reeks of fail. Sheesh, talk about a bitter soul...

Enjoy chasing your dreams, and/ or tail.

Chasing, wtf? I'm living it Failboi. Don't forget to change the oil in the fryer before you leave your shift Gary...

[Diamondjimi]

This is a cool find!

Congrats on a cool find!

Once again Garfuckle is angry because he is a no-talent, loser, fuckwad with nothing to cuntribute.

Very cool!

Thanks dudes. Funny thing is I'd been thinking about picking one up for years, and lo and behold..

Unlike GARfail I'm very fortunate to have a great group of friends. Most of whom I've been friends with for 25+ years.

[Hardrock69]

Garfuckle has a great group of enemies. Most of whom have been wanting to beat his ass for 25+ years.

[Diamondjimi]

[GAR]

Unlike GARfail I'm very fortunate to have a great group of friends.

Quit giving your deceptions the blowjob, and read off the pot codes you find inside the potentiometers, Clown.

This is a gear thread: I bet it's 58 - 60 because I had such a thing with the same headstock badge, and I think you're wrong on the dating of it.

Not that the age issue is beyond the fact its' a tripalegic, with no legs...

[Reverberator]

Now play shit loads of floyd jimmiboy!

[Hardrock69]

Just like Garfuckle's obsession with the date codes on my Marshall cabinet, now he is going to go nutso begging for the pot codes.

Torment him. He wants the pot codes. BADLY.

If there is any possible chance he could say he is right about something, he will stop at nothing to get any info to support his case.

[Hardrock69]

Just like Garfuckle's obsession with the date codes on the Celestions in my Marshall cabinet, now he is going to go nutso begging for the pot codes.

Torment him. He wants the pot codes. BADLY.

If there is any possible chance he could say he is right about something, he will stop at nothing to get any info to support his case.

[Blaze]

[Diamondjimi]

Just like Garfuckle's obsession with the date codes on my Marshall cabinet, now he is going to go nutso begging for the pot codes.

Torment him. He wants the pot codes. BADLY.

If there is any possible chance he could say he is right about something, he will stop at nothing to get any info to support his case.

If anyone is interested in the codes on the pots, PM me and I'll share 'em with ya!

[GAR]

.. I'll take that FAIL! in sharing, to mean I was correct after all.

Whatta DiamondDiki. Can't man-up enough to admit he was off on the year, and I picked it right off the bat.

[GAR]

Here, try playing this, ToughGuy.

[Diamondjimi]

.. I'll take that FAIL! in sharing, to mean I was correct after all.

Whatta DiamondDiki. Can't man-up enough to admit he was off on the year, and I picked it right off the bat.

Squirm much?


Hey, anyone still interested in the #codes just PM me!

[Hardrock69]

Thanks for sending them.
Note Garfuckle has already assumed he knows what he is talking about.
As usual, he did not even need to open his ignorant mouth for me to know he does not know shit.

[GAR]

Note: I know exactly what I'm talking about or he'd show pix of the codes and cuntgradulate me on my accuracy.

I used to pick these things up in pawn shops and flea markets for 20-30 bucks then flip em on ebay for 120.

And I know that pickup: I would send it to Seymour to tap off the coil where it is, then add another 3K of wire on it, tapped in 1K increments.

[Diamondjimi]

Nobody cares, Gary...

[Blaze]

Note: I know exactly what I'm talking about or he'd show pix of the codes and cuntgradulate me on my accuracy.

I used to pick these things up in pawn shops and flea markets for 20-30 bucks then flip em on ebay for 120.

And I know that pickup: I would send it to Seymour to tap off the coil where it is, then add another 3K of wire on it, tapped in 1K increments.

Why would anybody congratulate you? Especially, Jimi.
Most reveled, if not called you a lier in your pecan pie thread.

[Hardrock69]

He has a God complex.

He is under the hallucination (delusion is not the proper description) that we somehow owe him something for his cuntinued annoying presence here. The King Of Attention Whores is desperate for some kind of recognition here, ANY kind of recognition of what he thinks as 'expertise', despite the fact that at least once a day someone tells him to go away, or shut the fuck up.

I am surprised he has yet to pop up in the P-51 thread in non to offer tips on how to overhaul a Rolls-Royce engine, or to complain about the quality of the restoration work on the planes shown in the photos there, or better yet, to complain that the Saturn V manuals Nitro has could not possibly be authentic because the molecular structure of the paper they are printed on does not match the specifications he has in his 'extensive database on the Universe and everything in it'.

[ThrillsNSpills]

Note: I know exactly what I'm talking about ; why won't anyone pat me on the head and say good boy?

I used to pick these things up in pawn shops and flea markets for 20-30 bucks then flip em on ebay for 120. I have 6 of them right now in my trunk.
They're next to the theramin.

And I know that pickup: I would send it to Seymour to tap off the coil where it is, then add another 3K of wire on it, tapped in 1K increments. It fits perfectly in my colon. I'm hopping on my private jet to have lunch with Seymour now.

Congrats Jimi.

[jhale667]

[jhale667]

ANY kind of recognition of what he thinks as 'expertise'

We all know where that comes from...

[Don Corleone]

Note: I know exactly what I'm talking about or he'd show pix of the codes .

Here's a sugguestion - post some pics of your own gear and then DJ may well post a pic of the pot and codes.

Fairs fair Gary; I'll even start a thread for you if you like.

[Diamondjimi]

Sounds fair to me!

[Don Corleone]

Do we have an agreement Gary?

First you go, then DJ goes - As you are the one who requested a picture, then the first move is yours.

My offer of a thread still stands - Jay; if such a thread where to be started, would you be kind enough to sticky it?

[jhale667]

But of course.

[Hardrock69]

How to guarantee he just does not Google some fucking gear pictures?