1930 NATIONAL TRIOLIAN RESONATOR

It was the guitar on which Rory always played a part of his acoustic set and more specifically 'As The Crow Flies' song..

You can have all the details of his sale by visiting Bonhams Auctioneer page dedicated to this iconic guitar  here

What Rory said about this guitar:

"I got it from a guy in the States. You get these travelling guitar salesmen going around there. I got it for a very reasonable price-about £100 or something. I feel it sounds better than the steel-fronted model. The only disadvantage is that the Dobros and Nationals with the two or three resonators join at the 14th fret and mine joins at the 12th, but it's something that you can live with. It's got more of a banjo sound and it's got the old classical machine heads...The National is really good though, even for a beginner to pick it up and play it, it almost plays you. I can tell you, it brings power to your hands, you move from that neck to the Strat and it's like running your hands across a jelly."

Rory Gallagher (International Musician, 1977)

And also:

"It's a National Duolian...I got that in America and it's a superb guitar...So I used it on 'Empire State Express'. Actually, I recorded that in the drum booth. I sat down where the drummer would sit and we used the drum mikes which have a different character. So I made it as responsive as possible."

Rory Gallagher (Good Times, March 1993)

****************

One of the great pleasures when you create a website and/or Facebook page is to collect reactions from your visitors and followers; so PLEASE do not leave this page or website without rating, commenting, and noting our work! Do not worry about your email address, it won't be shown!