National Steel Body Guitars

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Does anyone have or know where i can get hold of the plans to a national steel body.Stewmac used to do them but have now discontinued.Ive tried looking around but no luck yet so im hopeing someone here may have made one in the past and could help me with a copy of the plans.

Im Adam by the way.It looks pretty good round here so i may post a little more often.

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Is this what you are looking for?

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Trying checking over at MIMF.

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Is this what you are looking for?

No i want the actual blue prints.I want to build it myself.Thanks anyway.

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Trying checking over at MIMF.

No nothing there.But thanks anyway.

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You could also try sifting through Brad's Page of Steel.

So, you're planning on building your own metal body? Steel or brass? Donmo has made some surprisingly good looking resonators out of galvanized steel. I assume most of the original National was stamped, drawn, and die cut. It would be difficult to accurately duplicate that.

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Found plans here and here. Work for you?

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Found plans here and here. Work for you?

Thanks mate your a diamond thats just what im after.Thanks again.

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You could also try sifting through Brad's Page of Steel.

So, you're planning on building your own metal body? Steel or brass? Donmo has made some surprisingly good looking resonators out of galvanized steel. I assume most of the original National was stamped, drawn, and die cut. It would be difficult to accurately duplicate that.

Yes i dont think it going to be easy but im going to give it a good go.I wanted to do something different rather than just another acoustic.Im going to use brass and if all goes well im going to have it all engraved with maybe a nice picture of someone like Son House or something with alot of scrolly work.Then have is all chromed or gold plated.