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National Triplex Chord Changer [SN V35364]

Precious! Unique! Lap steel with built-in changer!"

Made in 1951. This is a unique 6-string lap steel with a built-in changer.
It has a lever on the body side of the treble string, and according to a steel guitar reference book, it can be switched to E7th, C#m, and A tuning. The guitar was not set up correctly when we received it, so we analyzed the setup by moving the lever and watching the way the changer moves. As a result, it was found to be in C#m tuning (G#, C#, E, G#, C#, E from the 6th string) when the lever is up, E7th tuning (G#, D, E, G#, B, E from the 6th string) when the lever is down toward the neck, and A tuning (A, C#, E, A, C#, E from the 6th string) when the lever is down toward the bridge. The tuning was found to be A tuning (A, C#, E, A, C#, E from the 6th string). After understanding the movement of the changer, we tuned each string while the changer selected its default state, and then used a flat-blade screwdriver to determine the range of pitch variation for each string. It is a well-designed mechanism, but it cannot be called standard tuning nowadays, and it may require some familiarity and ingenuity on the part of the player.
There are some dents, scratches, deterioration of the slide clamps on the back of the body, and rust and tarnish on the metal parts, but considering the age of the instrument, the appearance is still good. For some reason, the tone control is turned clockwise to narrow the tone.
A screw-in output jack is provided, but a special cable is included. The plug on the phone side is an Ex-pro plug. The hard case that comes with the instrument appears to be genuine, but it has some deterioration commensurate with its age. The head side of the lid is peeling off, but this does not affect the transportability of the instrument at this time.
The retro design of the instrument is also attractive. The resonance of the vintage steel is very deep. You can enjoy it even if you don't use a changer actively. Recommended for both collectors and players.

Year of production: 1951
Accessories: genuine hard case (some parts worn), non-genuine cord
Serial: V35364

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Condition: Some scratches, dents and marks. If you would like to know more about this specific instrument, or have general questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Accessories: Please confirm the picture.

Precautions for electronic instruments that use a power supply

The voltage in Japan is 100 V, it is different from most of other countries, you need confirm the voltage of your country and in some cases you have to get locally an adaptor for converting the voltage before use it in your country.

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Not all of the items you purchase from us are in our Shibuya store in Tokyo where we do all of our international communications from. Please be patient while we do inter-company transfers on your items. Once the item arrives here, we will check it over one more time before shipping it out. The usual wait time for our shipping is 7 to 10 days worldwide. We are open from 11:30am until 8:30pm (Tokyo time zone) 7 days a week.** Please note that all items for sale on Reverb are also available at our retail stores in Japan. There is a chance that they may sell out in our retail location beforehand. We update our information daily, but there is still a chance this may occur. In this event we will cancel the order and refund any payments received. Thank you for your understanding.
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In general we do not accept returns unless in the following exceptional circumstances:


  • Transport damage: Damage caused during shipping. Please check for any damages to your package before signing for your shipment and if you find any damages, report it to the shipping company immediately.

  • You received the wrong item: You received a different item than what you ordered.we would of It is extremely rare that we send the wrong item but in case it happens, course take it back.

    • In the case of any of these reasons, please email our staff within 24 hours and make the subject of your email "Return request". Please be as specific with the details as possible.
    Do not discard any of the packaging, manuals, papers, parts or accessories the item has been supplied with, and in particular, please do not remove protective film from any of the instruments pickups, pickguards, control plates, etc.

    A full refund of the purchase price (minus bank costs, PayPal fees, shipping costs, duty and tax) of the goods, or exchange will be made once the goods are returned to us in the same condition as when they left our premises.

    Please note! We do not accept returns for any other reasons. This means that you can not return an item simply for not being satisfied with what you purchased and we therefore suggest you to do enough research about the specific model prior to ordering.We will gladly provide our expertise beforehand to make your decision easier. We always check every item before shipping out in order to confirm instruments are in perfect working condition. If you have any problems with an instrument once it arrives please contact us and we will work together to resolve the issue.

    Please do not return any merchandise without first having gotten an RMA from us.

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    Ishibashi Music Corporation is one of the largest and most respected Musical Instrument retail chain stores in Japan.The company is highly regarded world wide as a reliable seller of top quality USED and VINTAGE instruments.Domestically the Ishibashi Music Corporation also handles a large amount of NEW inside of Japan.We have over 12 stores around Japan including Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka.Not all of the items you purchase from us are in our Shibuya store in Tokyo where we do all of our international communications from.Please be patient while we do inter-company transfers on your items. The usual wait time for our shipping is 7 to 10 days worldwide. We are open from 11:30am until 8:30pm (Tokyo time zone) 7 days a week.

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