I really appreciate Jonathan’s signature move of putting these guitars back in the case before taking them out front 15 feet away. I would be the same way, better safe than sorry.
They are quite heavy also 8.6 to 9.5 pounds , as you can see by the big dents from dropping it on the bottom side of the guitar . If they are polished up they can slide right out of your hands if you are not careful . You will see a lot of the vintage ones with dents like this . Jonathan knows better . Thanks
The National Hawaiian Squareneck Tricone Guitar was made for Sol Hoopii the great Hawaiian guitarist . The Square necks do have a richer sound do to the hollow neck . I have a 1928 National Hawaiian Tricone style 1 that is an incredible sounding dynamic instrument ! Thanks for choosing the 1930 National style 1 Tricone for "Guitar of the Day".
I haven't been home in a few weeks, but I happened to stop by just last weekend and when I was there I flipped my calendar to November. It's a cool vintage guitar calendar and this guitar was sitting there before me on the page. It looked so beautiful and shiny. And what do you know a few days later it shows up on my feed. I hope I get to see one in real life next. Great playing and great guitar
Oscar Aleman played his National Tricone with a thumb pick and finger picks , He played with a man named Gaston B. Lobo who played the Hawaiian Guitar , and regular guitar Oscar also played some Hawaiian guitar .
Just when I was thinking there was no way you could play that thing above the 12th fret, Jonathan goes and does it expertly. Must have gotten hit by a car to put those dents in it, though !
Just to clarify how they work, the wooden bridge sits in a t-shaped aluminium casting with lugs that sit in the cones. So, a bit like an arch top, the bridge and cones are held in place solely by the pressure of the strings. If, not knowing this, you take all the strings off, you have bit a of a project ahead of you. I too play one of the modern ones and it's ruined me for any other acoustic! Great pub session instruments!
i would have thought a tune more suited to a tricone would have been nice, maybe get a guitarist to do the demo tune, you could tell from the blemishes on the body, at the 12th that it belonged to and was played by, for most of its life by a little finger slide guitarist.
I can see Willie Nelson playing that tune on Trigger! I know Django influenced him but no doubt Roy Smeck did some influence on Willie’s playing as well.
I used to play an 8 string baritone tricone which was a beaut, there's some to be said for just enjoying the tone of a tricone played well like this player here. That last 45 seconds or so, you can hear that "reverb" that I associate with the tricone. Nice video
I wish Jonathan would play more. He seems to feel that he should only play for a short time. I want to hear the music from the 1920's. Not to mention, he is a great player.
Who says a guitar has to be made of wood? Beautiful to look at, a pleasure to hear, and interesting in its techiness. Thanks to Jonathan for showing off its capabilities.
