National Estralita (The Back of My Wardrobe -episode 2)

This is another fine instrument that doesn’t get to see the light of day very often. It is a 2011 build laminate body Estralita Deluxe bought used in 2015. It need considerable work which I failed to detect when I bought it but events (illness ) over took me and so I had the neck reset beautifully by my friend Dave. Aafter buckets full of bottlenecks in glass, steel, and other materials, I’ve now settled on a cheap and cheerful Dunlop 224 brass bottleneck with the inside padded with leather to fit my pinky perfectly. Action on this guitar is the same as with all my others, about .100 - .080“ but I use a .017 on the 1st string. Question, comments welcome.
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