beat up national aloha parlor guitar

[Curtis]

Looked at a "National Aloha" parlor guitar earlier today... thinking of getting it as something to work on. It is selling for $ 150, looks to have been built in the 60s and survived may a crack repairs. Amazingly, the thing held alternate tuning well. Nut width seems to be 1 and 3/4 inch.

Can anyone tell me something about the story behind the guitar... who really made it?

Curtis

[FRANK]

check with national guitars in so cal

[Ted Vig]

It is probably a Regal made instrument

[Curtis]

Couldn't resist, and bought the thing.

On the solid headstock it reads "National Aloha Studios"

Inside the soundhole there is a rubber stamp imprint that reads as follows:

Aloha National Music Studios
1621 Fourteenth Street at Grand River
Phone Tyler 4-1614
Detroit, Mich.

No. 984
Aloha "Radiotone" Model
This instrument is guaranteed for tone and workmanship and is adaptable for RADIO broadcasting
Aloha National Musis Studios

The guitar's neck meets the body at the 12th fret and the final fret marker dot is on the 9th fret.

Are there some clues in there somewhere for purposes of further ID?

I think I should be able to tell something about the date of the guitar by the old style phone number, so I'm researching that. I've poked around and would be surprised if this turned out to be a National made by the sampe people who used to make the National Resophonics. It might in fact be a Regal made instrument, or possibly an Oscar Schmidt...

Found some interesting info on the web that leads me to believe that the guitar might have originally been sold along with some lessons that could be opted out of... but of course the info was in relalation to another company than the one identified on the guitar I got.

Just another mystery for me to look into further.

Curtis