Also Sprach Lutz Sauer:
LS>someone told me today that the national resophonic companie 
LS>has stopped building the National Radiotone modell (the one 
LS>with wood body).
'allo Lutz!  I don't imagine Nat'l sold too many of the Radio-Tones,
given that their metal-body guitars are so good & reasonably-priced.
LS>the last available here. I played it today.  Its loud like 
LS>hell, but it's a real unusal sound compared to my style O. 
LS>But if they will never be build again ...
I don't know if I said it here, but I played 1) a Dobro "Hula Blues" 
model a few days back.  Sounded better than the old Regal fake resonator 
that I used to have, but I wasn't that impressed.  Then I grabbed one of 
those chromed Dobro Duolians (they have the rights to that model-name).  
All I had was a plastic Bic lighter for a slide, but I put the guitar in E 
(appropriate for the "Dobro sound") and had some fun.  3) was a Takamine 
12-string that's kind of off-topic if we're talking resonators.  Anyway, 
it was fun, but hard to 4-finger-pick (I don't know if there's a 12-string 
with wide enough space between the string pairs to be easier).
  I haven't played a Radio-Tone.  If it sounds like a real, old-style, 
wood-body Dobro, then I'd like it.  The Hula Blues didn't, exactly.
  And I'll have to wait for the Style O.  I'm still having fun with the 
tri-cone, but I'm more focused on standard guitar playing and the new amp 
& Tele-clone.  If I stay out of debt (and I plan to), maybe a Weinachten 
Geschenk fur mich from myself??  Get yourself the R-tone and tell us how 
you like it after 90 days.
See you,  MVS
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