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Very few guitars leave me speachless but I don't even know where to begin about this one ...

http://www.buffalobrosguitars.com/image ... index.html

AAAAAAAA!!!!! My eyes!!!!!!!!


The scary thing is, I like it.

Gives a whole new meaning to parlor guitar. More like "massage parlor guitar".

Double WOW !! Talk about eye candy !! Beautiful reso guitars !! Eddie "C" ( old non-pedal geezer )

I wonder what size chain you would need to wear that baby!

who knew snoop dogg played reso?!

I am sooooo glad that it's not a squareneck......

Whoa! Buffalo Bros. is about 2 miles from me. I'm heading over there tomorow to see this thing in person. Like I needed an excuse or something.

Roger

Like the Lilly of the Valley engraving pattern of the 20s Nationals, future resophonic scholars will likely refer to this engraving pattern as a "Style 4, bimbo pattern" or perhaps the "Hey, Honey - lookin' for a date?" pattern.

What's the lady in the middle doing?

If you like highly engraved jewel encrusted resonators, there's a National Resophonic Tricone that was made about a decade ago called "Jewel of the Nile". It's been in the hands of several dealers, and last seen was on "Rudy's" list. It's a sight to behold.

Here's my 1930 National Style 3 "Lily of the Valley"

Who is the guy trying to stab himself in the forehead with a pencil? Elvis, or Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?

Sometimes "decorations" go to far.

But to be fair, all the old National "decorations" out of context are really tacky too. Those flower decals on the Triolians - would anyone want wallpaper like that? And how about a Lily of the Valley embroidered suit? But, there is some magic mojo factor that makes the engraved Tricones really cool (and I love the Style 3 "Lily..." - the roses of styles 2 and 4 smell a bit like vulgar perfume to me ). The Tricone was such a modernistic design, and then engraved like Victorian dinner silver. A quite crazy mixture, but it works, or are we all blinded by that shiny German silver?



Fred

Kenny Davis wrote:What's the lady in the middle doing?

adjusting her G string........it was a little.....sharp.....

Kenny Davis wrote:What's the lady in the middle doing?

That's no lady....

Mr. Neer,

What a great homepage photo on your site! Somehow I missed this before. Is that a new page? Regarding the guitar in question I do like the headstock logo (Owens). That part is tasteful.

Of course - it's the classic "Elvis, Aces and Showgirls" model.
Made specifically to solo on "Viva Las Vegas"....I suppose.
nyuk,nyuk,nyuk

If you liked that, you'll probably love this:
Auction on eBay.

Peter Jacobs wrote:That's no lady....

She's not bad, she's just engraved that way.

Robert Salomone wrote:there's a National Resophonic Tricone that was made about a decade ago called "Jewel of the Nile".

This Owens is more Jewel De'Nyle. :p

Fred Kinbom wrote:The Tricone was such a modernistic design, and then engraved like Victorian dinner silver.

I agree - I much prefer the "Exploding Palm" in all its Deco Madness.

That's beautiful, Darrell. Does it belong to your other brother Darrell?
(if you don't get the reference you slept through the 80's).

I love Deco stuff in all it's forms, and that is amazing.

Delightfully tacky!