Up for sale, a 1951 National Dynamic model 1125 vintage archtop electric guitar in great condition and in good working order. This very early 1125 was made in the USA under Valco's flagship brand "National," boasting a spruce top, maple back and sides and a 15 1/4" wide lower bout. The floating neck position pickup has a beautiful round  bell-like tone with plenty of fat bottom end and a dynamic, twangy snap to the higher frequencies.  a  chunky "baseball bat" D shaped mahogany neck and you have a very impressive guitar.  Brazilian rosewood fretboard. The  nut measures 1 11/16" in width the guitar  Kluson Deluxe tuners with white buttons, and these tuners work very smoothly and hold pitch as they should. The early metal "National" shierld logo is present on the guitar's face, and the early X prefix serial number is intact on the back. it is missing the neck adjustment cover On the body, all of the electronics are mounted to the original pickguard, with stock cupcake knobs and paper in oil tone cap. the original pickup is mounted to a bracket beneath the fretboard extension over the body. The pickup has strong output, with a reverse wired tone knob that adds treble as you roll it back. The original compensated floating rosewood bridge and nickel tailpiece are intact as well.
Cosmetically, this guitar is in good shape with the original brown sunburst finish that highlights the birdseye maple on the back of the guitar. There is  finish checking on the guitar and an assortment of small nicks and expected scuffs from the past 65 years, but no structural wear A heavy duty hardshell  is included.