{"product_id":"national-model-1160-concert-flat-top-natural-1950","title":"National Model 1160 \"Concert\" Flat-Top Natural, 1950 [USED]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1950 National Model 1160 \"Concert\" Flat-Top in Natural finish pairs a rare scalloped X-braced Gibson LG-3 body with a bolt-on National Stylist neck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rare and largely original instrument plays well and has a full, rich and entirely usable sound, much like a vintage Gibson LG-3.  As a 1950 model, the neck is a bit chunkier than later models. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body finish shows expected wear for its age and demonstrates that it has been played, and its well-developed voice reflects this.  Fret wear is light, and the medium size of the fret wire indicates that the guitar has been refretted, which was done cleanly and professionally. It consequently has excellent playability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold without case, but we can supply a suitable hard shell case.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally, if sold in the USA, this might have come with a Lifton or Geib case.  However, if sold in Canada, due to tariffs on cases and luggage, the distributor would often provide locally built cases.  Often these were hard fibre cases that have not survived well.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eConstruction and Materials\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis National Model 1160 \"Concert\" Flat-Top is based on an authentic, factory supplied, scalloped X-braced LG-3 body. The top is Sitka Spruce, the sides, back, and body blocks are Mahogany.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNational provided the bolt-on 'Stylist' neck with its magnesium core and in this case the surrounding wood is Poplar. The core is T-shaped, providing resistance to bow and twist, with the magnesium adding little weight.  Maple was an alternative for these early necks but National eventually settled on Mahogany.  The fingerboard and bridge are Brazilian Rosewood.  The bridge has two Mother of Pearl dots at either end of the saddle, and these cover a pair of locating \/ reinforcing bolts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the Gibson heel would be, a brown coloured wooden plate covers the dovetail slot. This alteration provides better access to the upper frets and makes the bolt-on process simpler. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor hardware, this 1950 National Model 1160 \"Concert\" Flat-Top has the original celluloid oval-button strip-mounted, Waverly tuners at the head. The pickguard is original and in good condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eModel History\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1950's, CMI (Chicago Musical Instruments) owned both Gibson and the distribution rights for Valco products, including National guitars and amps.  A deal was struck where Gibson shipped unfinished or partially finished bodies, called \"Bodies in the White\", from Kalamazoo to Valco\/National in Chicago, where National \"Stylist\" necks were bolted on, and the instruments completed.  The fact that the bodies had partial or no lacquer finish from Gibson resulted in the National finish aging differently from their Gibson equivalents.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour bodies were selected for this, the J-45 (sunburst) or J-50 (natural), the LG-3, and the L-50 and L-7 archtops. The flat-top bodies were shipped with either ladder or X-bracing.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDual Dating\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese instruments have two distinct identifying numbers - Gibson's FON (Factory Order Number) stamped in the body or on the neck block, and National's serial plate on the back of the headstock.  On this guitar, the serial number and FON both point to 1950. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; height: 94.5938px;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 94.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 26.1993%; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); height: 94.5938px;\"\u003e \u003cimg style=\"float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2091\/5497\/files\/No-Refunds-No-Returns-On-Used-or-Consignment-Items-TheTweflthFret.jpg?v=1717033061\" alt=\"No Returns or Refunds on Used or Consignments - The Twelfth Fret\"\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 73.4317%; background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240); 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