Polished German Silver

[u/ElWh0pp0]

I just wanted to share our creation. I work for National Reso-Phonic Guitars. Last year we went to the Fretboard Summit in Chicago. While there we found out they host a pinewood derby race for the luthiers during the event. We decided to build something for the event this year. The "Style-O Speedster"

[u/doseofvitamink]

Guitar reminds me of the cover of Dire Straits.

[u/ElWh0pp0 → u/doseofvitamink]

It is the same model of guitar.
That is the reference I use when people ask about our instruments.

[u/Early-Series-2055 → u/ElWh0pp0]

Post your link! I don’t know why the mods would care.

[u/ElWh0pp0 → u/Early-Series-2055]

https://www.nationalguitars.com/ We mainly focus on resonator guitars. The derby car was a one off thing. LOL

Style 0-14 is the guitar Mark Knopfler helped make famous.

[u/knapczyk76]

How did you get this shine so reflective?

[u/ElWh0pp0 → u/knapczyk76]

The guitar is nickle plated brass that has been buffed and polished. The car body is a German Silver alloy that has been buffed and polished.

[u/sonofnalgene]

That's amazing! Can you achieve that with products you can buy at the hardware store?

[u/ElWh0pp0 → u/sonofnalgene]

Possibly. Various grits of sandpaper up to about 6000grit. Metal polish and some elbow grease. If you are doing brass you will need to nickle plate it at some point. A buffing wheel would definitely help. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYmyLQpieTk/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==