We're talking real, boat-shaped V here, not some soft hint of an edge around the first five frets. However, what is instantly noticeable when you pick up this guitar to play, and which might be unfamiliar for the average player, is the V-shaped neck.
This setup allows me to dig in a bit more with the slide then the Style 0 previously reviewed. It's still playable up the neck, and it's still low enough to do bends up around the body joint. This does not mean banana neck with five inches of clearing between the frets and the strings. This guitar has also been restored by the main man Marc Schoenberger, set up with slightly high action for slide playing. However, the 1935 duco didn't adhere for sh*t, so it will rub off if not taken good care of. And the green and greys are the best looking ones of all the ducos. The heavy engraved, nickel plated can be a bit questionable in the taste department. Of all the National finishes, I love the red/yellow polychrome with stenciled sunset and the duco best. But it got all it needs, and I love the look of the plain Jane Duolians. No binding, no etching, no engraving, no nothing. The classic, budget National in all it's glory. 10" radiused unbound fretboard with bar frets. This example is grayish green duco, duco being the name of a thin painted finish with crystalline pattern which only came on the Duolians.ġ4 frets to the body, steel body, frosted duco, V-shaped basswood neck. So this is my vintage National Duolian, the cheapest of the vintage metalbodied Nationals, with a sales price starting at $32.50 in the 1930s.
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