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Topic: Mosrite stripdown. |
Tony Boadle
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Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland
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Posted 25 Mar 2011 10:24 am |
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Just a quick note following my request for info on my Mosrite Square-neck. I started the strip-down today, ready for clean-up and re-build. There's hidden dirt....and then there's hidden dirt! Check out the attached pics. Also any thoughts re. the pickup would be appreciated. It's not the original....is it worth seeking out a factory-spec replacement? There are screw-holes either side of the pick-up body where, I assume, the original was.
Thanks in advance,
Tony
Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland.
P.S: I've also attached a pic of the sadly-departed 12-string I mentioned in my previous 'dating'thread.
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Ted Smith
From:
Idaho - shot of Jeff Peterson, Ted and Smith Curry "Nothing but the taillights tour"
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Posted 26 Mar 2011 6:27 am
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Wow - time to start a garden. That dirt was like sand paper in there so that sound ring probably needs to be leveled.
Going to be a cool guitar when it's restored.
Keep those upper bout sound screens for originality; but for playing...I'd replace them with modern open screens so some sound can escape.
Did they ground the pickup and controls to the cover plate?
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Tony Boadle
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Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland
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Posted 30 Mar 2011 8:41 am Mosrite stripdown final pics.
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Hi Ted,
Sorry for the delay, only just saw your reply. Pics. attached of the end-result, yes it sounds great and plays well. The electrics were grounded beneath the cone. It's for home use, so it'll be played acoustically for now. I'll leave the screens as they arte...it's more than loud enough for me!
Regards, Tony
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Mike D
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Phx, Az
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Posted 30 Mar 2011 4:54 pm
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I wouldn't change a thing as far as the knobs and pickup. Old mods are sometimes just what a guitar needed and that one is super cool looking.
I love the things old resonators collect. A buddy bought a '31 Triolian and it had a mud daubers nest on the neck stick!  |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2011 7:24 am
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| I was suprised to see the "Dobro" sticker on the headstock. Did Dobro build the Mosrites? |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2011 7:56 am
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| The pickup is interesting! How does it sound? |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 31 Mar 2011 8:35 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| I was suprised to see the "Dobro" sticker on the headstock. Did Dobro build the Mosrites? |
It was the other way around. In 1967 Semie Moseley acquired the rights to the Dobro brand from Emil Dopyera and his partners. He built Dobro® brand resonator guitars until 1970. OMI (Ed and Rudy Dopyera, Ron and Gabriela Lazar) built "Hound Dog" and "Dopera" brand resonator guitars during that time. OMI regained the rights to the Dobro® name in 1970.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2011 8:39 am
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Brad,
Thanks for the info.
When did Gibson acquire the "Dobro" name?
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 7 Apr 2011 1:45 pm
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Tony- I'm looking at one of these guitars, and I'm pretty sure that your pickup is original, but is missing the plastic "ring" that goes around the base. The actual pickup looks just like the one I'm thinking about getting.
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2011 7:00 am
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Thanks, Brad  |
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