| Serial Number | Varies as new; this is 696, built 10-08 in the USA. |
| Pricing | $4289 Canadian dollars NOTE: Exchange rates change daily! National hard shell arch top case is included. |
| Neck | Walnut neck with bound rosewood fingerboard, mother of pearl diamond-shape markers. The head features an engraved pearloid overlay. |
| Frets | This instrument has a 12-fret neck, 19 frets in total. |
| Body | Walnut back and sides, with a figured Maple laminate top. Triple layer binding on the top, single layer on the back. This is a single-cone instrument with F-holes. |
| Finish | Satin lacquer finish, natural on the sides and neck, slightly shaded to the edges on the back, and a sunburst on the top. |
| Hardware/electronics | Single National cone and tailpiece, vintage style engraved open strip tuning gears with ivoroid buttons. As vintage style, the ratio on the gears is relatively low, perhaps 10:1, which makes quick tuning changes a breeze. |
| Playability/Action | We can set these up to meet the needs of your playing style. |
| Case | National hardshell case included. |
| Comments | The Estralita Deluxe has been the most popular wood body National over the past decade, evolving from the Jazz-Blues model (see here ) . It’s very full sounding with lots of volume, and playing it will really open it up. National biscuit cones have a ‘break in’ period of several hundred hours of playing; they start out sounding really good and quickly head towards sounding really great. These are 12-fret neck guitars. The 12-fret geometry often locates the saddle more towards the center of the largest vibrating surface, which can enhance the fullness and bottom end response. |
