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Airline Folkstar - front-back
Airline Folkstar - side view
Airline Folkstar - headstock
Airline Folkstar - neck details
Airline Folkstar - body details
Airline Folkstar - body back details
Airline Folkstar - details

Airline 7049 ResoGlas – circa 1965 – NATIONAL

$1,749.00

Airline 7049 ResoGlas – circa 1965 – NATIONAL, resoglas, resonator, black finish made by National for Airline in circa 1965.

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SKU: n1004 Categories: Airline, National, Supro Tags: 1965, Airline, black, guitar, hollow body, National, reso-glas, resonator, Supro
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Description

This is a circa 1965 Airline Folkstar/New Folk Resonator resonator guitar made by National. This is the extremely rare version of the resonator guitar with the crown headstock similar to that used on the Nationals of the early 1950s. The Supro S444 model in red with the “Gumby” headstock are very common versus this style that is rarely seen.Description from VintageSilvertones.com

This Airline Folkstar features a fibreglas hollow, in black with white, rubber “binding” between the two piece body. The neck is rosewood with block, mother-of-pearl inlays. It has 21 frets including a zero-fret. There’s a plastic nut and the headstock has a raised, black AIRLINE logo. The action is fast and the neck is straight. It’s 100% original.Description from VintageSilvertones.com

CONDITION:
This guitar is 100% original and in very good+ condition. It has only minor playing wear around the headstock but overall extremely clean for a 55+ year old guitar. Check the photos for the details. Gig bag–no case.

TUNERS:
The 3×3 Kluson Deluxe tuners with white plastic buttons, are in good working condition.
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NECK:
It has a straight, bolted-on, neck with mother-of-pearl inlays on a rosewood fretboard, a plastic nut, 21 frets, 25″ scale with fast action. 
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The headstock, features an AIRLINE logo on a WHITE plastic plate which is, presumably, glued on. There is one very, very tiny crack on the bottom of the white plastic by the nut. The headstock has a some finish wear on the top and a few spots around the edges. Description from VintageSilvertones.com

The Dimensions are:
Overall length: 41″Description from VintageSilvertones.com
Body width: 15.5″
Body thickness: 2.75″ with neck 3.25″Description from VintageSilvertones.com
Scale: 25″
Width of the nut: 1 5/8″ (depth 1/2″ approx.)
String height at 12th fret: 0.08″
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Weight: 7lbsDescription fromVintageSilvertones.com

Here’s the original description from the 1965 Montgomery Wards catalog:

MONTGOMERY WARD CATALOG – 1965
* Modern Fiber Glass Body
* Original Amplifying Type
* New Folk Voicing
* A Wards Exclusive

New Folk Resonator Guitar. Loudest volume non-electric. Ideal for folk groups..gives the audio boost needed for Hootenanny performances. Special resonator and tone chamber produce exclusive powerful driving voicing.. crispness essential to authentic folk groups. No attachments needed, one portable unit.Description fromVintageSilvertones.com

Handsome Black FIBER GLASS body with white trim is easy to hold, play and maintain. Bright Chrome protective cover. Professionally dimensioned neck will not warp or twist. Rosewood fingerboard. 21 Nickel silver frets. Steel strings. Super Auditorium size: 15 x 41 1/2 x 3 inc.; gives excellent volume in any room. Pick, strap and instruction-song book included.Description fromVintageSilvertones.com

62 C 7049 MO–Ship wt. 14 lbs. Only $5 monthly…Cash $89.95Description fromVintageSilvertones.com

Additional information

Weight 20 lbs
Dimensions 48 × 20 × 10 in

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