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Noah Miller
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Posted 31 Mar 2020 6:50 am |
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I just noticed something interesting in an old National ad from 1939: it offers instruments from $35 to $575. That upper bound was an enormous amount of money for a musical instrument in 1939; a Style 4 was $195 and the Sonora (National's most expensive electric guitar) was $175. The Electric Grand Console, their most expensive steel catalogued at the time, was $150.
So what in the world cost $575?
My guess is the Grand Letar, of which only two were built - but I'm curious to hear if anyone has another candidate for an absurdly expensive National.
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Dan Kelly
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Boston, MA
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Posted 31 Mar 2020 7:33 am
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Thanks for the link to that fascinating article about The Grand Letar. Very Cool.
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David Ball
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North Carolina High Country
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Posted 31 Mar 2020 9:01 am
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If it were from 10 years earlier, I'd suggest maybe Tampa Red's gold plated style 4, but I'm betting you're right with the Grand Letar.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2020 11:27 am
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That was a great article! 
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Allan Revich
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Victoria, BC
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Eric Dahlhoff
From:
Point Arena, California
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Posted 31 Mar 2020 3:00 pm Letar
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Great article Noah, thanks!
There is also a double page article on the Grand Letar in Mark Makin's giant Nation book. (page 312)
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