In 1971, I was living in the Virgin Islands, where nothing was available unless it grew on trees. I wanted an old National steel guitar something fierce, so when a friend took a trip to the states, I asked her to try and find one and bring it back for me. She came back with a 1931 National style 1 tenor (which she'd bought off a Vermont farmhouse wall for $85!!!). I played it for a few years, had a removable 7-string neck made for it (6 plus an extra G-string for an incredible fingerpicking "bounce"), and would alternate necks every so often. It was eventually stolen in California, and Ginny bought me a National Triolian mid -'30's tenor to ease the heartbreak. A few people have volunteered to kill me after hearing about the neck changes performed on the Style 1, so I promise I won't mess with the Triolian tenor.