Back National String Instrument Corporation Spanish National String Instrument Corporation French ナショナル・ストリング・インストルメント Japanese National String Instrument Corporation NB National String Instrument Corporation Swedish
 | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Musical instruments |
| Founded | 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United States[1][2] |
| Founder | John Dopyera George Beauchamp |
| Defunct | 1932 (merged with Dobro) |
| Fate | Merged with Dobro, company then acquired by Valco |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California , United States |
| Products | Resonator guitars, resonator mandolins, resonator ukuleles |
The National String Instrument Corporation was an American guitar company first formed to manufacture banjos and then the original resonator guitars. National also produced resonator ukuleles and resonator mandolins. The company merged with Dobro to form the "National Dobro Company", then becoming a brand of Valco until it closed in 1968.
- ^ "National Guitars: American Tradition". Bobbrozman.com. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "National Guitars". National Guitars. Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2016-07-23.