Dating Valco Instruments. The most effective way to date a Valco guitar or amp is by its serial number. From the '40s until 1964, the serial could be found stamped into a small metal plate that was tacked onto the back of the headstock or the back of the cabinet. From 1964-1968, the serial was ink-stamped onto a silver foil. NATIONAL 'NEW YORKER' ELECTRIC HAWAIIAN LAP STEEL GUITAR, SERIAL NUMBER V35779, COMES WITH HARD - Able Auctions. Airline Lap Steel Guitar Serial Numbers. National tricone guitars triplate single cone resonator dobro, map shaped vintage guitar collecting. Vintage Guitars Info's. National Resonator and National/Valco Map- shaped. Electric Vintage Guitar Info. Pictures, history for. National resonator vintage guitars. Results 97 - 144 of 279. OPEN E9TH SLIDE RULE CHART FOR 8 STRING STEEL GUITAR - LAP PEDAL STEEL GUITAR. Airline lap steel guitar with new case. Steel guitar. I've seen serial numbers as high as 9000, and the serial number of this one is 279, so it might be one of the earliest ones.

National is the name that started it all—they were the first company to create resonator guitars. These guitars, where were played like steel guitars, were like nothing ever seen before, and they quickly became popular. The National steel guitar takes the classic Hawaiian instrument and puts it through a rigorous design and testing phase to create the best possible steel guitar. A National steel guitar can be instantly identified by its metal body. Under the hood are one or more resonators that actually create the sound. Ramblin Jeffrey Lee Rar. The steel guitar is played horizontally across the lap, unlike traditional guitars.

Instead of using your fingers to change the pitch, a bar or slider is usually used. The strings on a steel guitar are also raised up off the neck. National makes a number of different types of steel guitars. They have square neck guitars that are played on the lap, but they also make round neck guitars that can be played while standing. One of their really nice looking steel guitars is the Triolian Tricone.