National Reso-Phonic Estralita Deluxe 12-Fret Resonator Guitar

The National Estralita Deluxe - "Little Star" - is one of the most elegant and tonally compelling acoustic electric guitars National Reso-Phonic produces, a wood-body resonator instrument that showcases the California workshop's mastery of tonewoods, binding, and acoustic guitar construction. Developed in 2001, the Estralita Deluxe pairs walnut back and sides with a figured maple top finished in a rich sunburst - a tonewood combination that produces a bold, rich, and harmonically complex acoustic voice with genuine depth and warmth, equally inspiring whether strumming open chords, fingerpicking intricate lines, or playing slide in the open tunings that National instruments so naturally invite.

The figured maple top is triple-bound with ivoroid/black/ivoroid that frames the sunburst beautifully. The walnut neck carries an ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl diamond inlays, a slotted headstock with pearloid veneer, and bone nut - appointments that give the Estralita Deluxe a refined, vintage-inspired visual character that is as distinctive as its tone. A satin polyester finish keeps the tonewoods resonating freely, and the National Deluxe hardshell case completes a package worthy of the Little Star name.

Features

• Figured maple top with walnut back and sides delivers a bold, rich, and harmonically complex acoustic voice - equally inspiring for strumming, fingerpicking, and slide playing.
• Triple ivoroid/black/ivoroid body binding frames the sunburst finish beautifully, reflecting the premium craftsmanship National brings to every instrument.
• Ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl diamond inlays, slotted headstock with pearloid veneer, and bone nut reflect a vintage-inspired appointment scheme of genuine refinement.
• Walnut neck with 16" fingerboard radius, 1.82" nut width, and 25" scale length provide a comfortable, responsive playing feel for both conventional and open-tuning slide playing.
• Satin polyester finish allows the figured maple top and walnut body to resonate with natural freedom.

• Body: Resonator acoustic
• Top: Figured maple, sunburst
• Back & sides: Walnut
• Body binding: Triple ivoroid/black/ivoroid
• Neck: Walnut
• Fingerboard: Ebony, 16" radius
• Fingerboard binding: Ivoroid
• Fingerboard inlays: Mother of pearl diamonds
• Headstock: Slotted
• Headstock veneer: Pearloid
• Nut: Bone, 1.82"
• String spacing E-E: 2.31"
• Scale length: 25"
• Body depth: 3.32"
• Weight: 5 lbs 12 oz
• Tuners: National
• Finish: Satin polyester
• Includes: National Deluxe hardshell case
• Made in: USA (California)