

Customers must pay the full shipping amount, we always try to give customers the best shipping rate possible but packages ship via dimensional weight.Īll instruments ship fully insured for the full purchase amount. Our expert shippings have years of experience packing and shipping guitars all over the world you can rest assured that your package will arrive quickly with the contents in perfect condition. He stumbled upon a 1937 National Duolian in a local store t.

ShippingĬarter Vintage Guitars can ship almost anywhere! Most orders in the Continental United States ship via USPS or UPS. Martin fulfilled one of his dreams of purchasing a resonator guitar, and he did not buy just any. We do not want you to have to return anything and are happy to provide as many details as possible for any and all products we carry in our store. Please contact us with any and all questions before making a purchase. Returns can take 5 to 10 business to show back up onto your bank statement. Refunds will be applied via the same method of payment used at the time of purchase. New items must be returned with any and all factory packaging that was included with the product. Items must be returned in the same condition as they left the store. Items returned outside of the approval period window will be subject to a restocking fee (up to 15%). Carter Vintage Guitars is not responsible for any return shipping costs. This has an all steel body with original painted piano grain finish, rare in this excellent condition. You must notify us immediately after the 48 hour has expired and the item must be returned to Carter Vintage Guitars within 7 days after notifying the store. 1937 National Duolian Resonator Guitar Steel- Piano Grain finish About This Listing Being offered here is a stunning example of a 1937 National Duolian Resonator Guitar. Please contact us for current US pricing.All products have a 48 hour approval period. And it looks amazing, with its aged Dueco, original rope strap, and National shield headstock decal. It has a great balance of steel-body brashness and played-in warmth. Solid headstock with open-geared tuners, bone nut, maple neck with gumwood fingerboard and ivoroid dots.Ī great sounding resonator, with the darkness and expressiveness of its original cone, and the playability advantage of a well-repaired instrument. The neck is substantial in feel, with a deep carve and V profile and a 1-3/4” nutwidth. At some point seemingly quite a few years ago it was striped and chrome plated and a nice large pearloid star was inlaid in the headstock. This is one of the cool later 14-fret Duolians with radiused fingerboard. Playability is set for fingerstyle blues, with an action that measures about 5 to 7 64ths at the 12th fret. 1937 National Duolian in very good condition. The guitar is in excellent condition and shows average life-wear to its Dueco finish. The tuners, nut, frets, and cone are all original, as is the finish throughout.

This example has just come through our repairshop with a neck reset and new biscuit, fret dress, a new aged tailpiece and a repaired neck stick.

Blind Boy Fuller is likely the most well known 14 fret Duolian player, and Brownie McGhee, Son House, and Blind Arvella Gray are also associated with this model. It was the least expensive guitar made by National upon its introduction and its combination of big volume, robust build, and low price made them attractive to street musicians all over North America. Originally built between 1930 and the onset of WWII, the Duolian was favoured by many of the blues players of the day. With its crystalline Dueco finish, steel body and aggressive bluesy tone, the National Duolian is one of the most iconic vintage resonator guitar models.
