National Resonator Hybrid
Richard Moffett
Old friend Sid Grafton found this old (date unknown) National with its neck in two pieces and an ugly, but original, powder coating. After an unremarkable chrome finish was added, he sent the guitar to luthier Jeff Hostetter who hand made a great round neck for blues and fingerstyle playing. Somewhere along the way a Humbucker was added and an a piezo acoustic pickup with the ability to use either or both.
All of the above actions have rendered this great guitar near worthless in the collectors world, but in mine, it’s just the kind of gem I’ll hang on to. I have uttered the sentence “If you EVER sell this thing, PLEASE call me first!” hundreds of times in my life. The year Sid retired to Florida he came by and sold it to me for exactly what he had invested in it 30 years ago!
Thank you old friend…