Mandolin Brothers Ltd. - National

National (new) Triolian 14-Fret Resophonic Guitar

The Triolian 14-Fret captures the look and feel of the late 1930's W-Series Triolians. The thin-gauge steel body is highlighted by a formed back and traditional ribbed sieve-hole coverplate. Each body is hand painted in walnut-burst. The maple neck clears 14 frets to the body and features an ivoroid-bound rosewood fretboard complete with inlaid mother-of-pearl position markers. Tuners are vintage-style engraved, open gear. The National Retail Price is $2600

National (used, 2008) RM1 resonator mandolin

Made from solid walnut back and sides, figured maple top and neck, vintage steel hardware (the cover plate looks like brushed aluminum but it is no doubt plated steel), vintage-style open gear tuners, 1 ¼” nut width, 14” scale length. NOW ON SALE! WAS $1645 BUT NOW:

National (used, 1930) Triolian Mandolin

This National Triolian single cone mandolin,has the striking sunburst finish and remains in what may be excellent condition when it is made playable, and it has its hand-made and painted, nicely crafted, rectangular hard shell case.This really is an incredibly beautiful piece and the condition, is actually not bad at all. This would make an extremely fine musical instrument for a mandolin player seeking ultimate volume and prewar panache, or it could be a wonderful collectible to be stared at , fondled and cared for over the next 500 or so years. All it needs is that tailpiece. Hey – do youse perhaps got one?

National (used, 1931) Tricone Squareneck

According to Bob Brozman, our go-to guy on National guitars, the Style 1 was one of the first models the new National Company of Los Angeles produced. According to his "time line" this model initiated in 1927, but he says "There were only slight changes made in this model from 1928 to 1941. Most Style 1 models were made before the mid-1930s. . . .

National (used, 1930) Prewar Style 1 Mandolin

There are few 20th Century art deco designs as beautiful as the design of the German Silver (which is a fancy way of saying nickel alloy) prewar National single cone mandolin that are as easy to play – and LOUD? Don’t ask! This 8-string powerhouse is remarkably powerful, with original hard shell case. There are few 20th century art deco designs as beautiful as the design of the German Silver (which is a fancy way of saying nickel alloy) prewar National single cone mandolin. This one plays nicely and sounds incredibly good. THIS WAS $3087. IT IS NOW ON SALE:

National (new) El Trovador Baritone

a wonderful sounding and attractive wood-body resophonic instrument built with a slotted headstock, having an engraved headstock logo, vintage style National tuners. It utilizes a bone nut, an ivoriod heel cap, an ebony fretboard and a biscuit bridge. The guitar’s fetching, enticing body is made laminate mahogany - but then so were its prewar antecedents. It comes in a fine hard shell case.

The National List Price is $3600

National (new) Style 1 Tricone

The National List Price is $3600

National (new) ResoLectric

A mahogany body combines with a highly figured Eastern hard rock maple veneer top. It has an actual rosewood fretboard; its solid peghead has a pearloid overlay, its body is equipped with a P-90 pickup in the neck position and there’s also the Highlander IP-1X Piezo pickup in the saddle. Extreme versatility, and the sound from the hidden hollers of Hell, right at your fingertips to do with as you please.

The National List Price is $2500

National (new) RM-1 Resonator Mandolin

One of the loudest fretted instruments you will ever, in your life, hear. Handsome, robust, useful, full of both vim and vigor, this is a mandolin for the extroverted and the musician who needs to be heard.

The National List Price is $2500