Hello from Fredericksburg, Virginia
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:12 pm
Around 1988 a friend of mine from Pennsylvania gave me a Mosrite guitar, a red Joe Maphis double-neck. Previously, someone from his hometown in PA found it in their attic and gave it to my friend (don't know what year). My friend liked it and had it hanging on his wall for some time. I stopped by and said I liked it. He gave it to me. The guitar was missing a bridge and other small items. However, the missing pieces appeared to be in the case that he also gave me. My intent was to make this guitar playable again. I'm not a "gear guy" and don't mess with necks, electronics, frets, etc... About all I can do is change strings, tune it, and play (you get the idea, I'm an idiot). Anyway, I was in the Air Force and about to go overseas. So, i just put the guitar in the case and took it with me to Crete and figured I have someone look at it when I got back to the States. I didn't try very hard and in 1995 I was again preparing to go overseas. By now I had done a little research on Mosrite and before I left the US, I mailed the guitar to a friend of mine in Santa Cruz, CA and asked him to get this guitar playable again. The guitar sat under my friend's bed for 5 years. By now I was in the States and he mailed it back to me. I retired from the USAF in 2001 and moved to Fredericksburg. The guitar sat at my place for a few more years before I met a luthier who took the guitar and pieces and made it whole again. The only non-Mosrite parts are the whammy bar spring and the bridge for the 12-string. I love it! This Mosrite had one heck of a road to travel before it was playable again. I don't know anything about the history prior to my friend receiving it, but I'm glad to have it now. The serial number is 2J324. That number is on the last fret of both necks.
