I'm very glad to join the forum! I am a huge Takeshi Terauchi fan which lead me to getting into Mosrite guitars. I own two, my first is a Mosrite Ranger 1965 Mark I produced in Japan in the late 90's or early 2000's with an added roller bridge. Its a quite nice guitar in fact.
The second is more of a mystery. I won it on a Japanese auction site after a bidding war of 168 bids! And this guitar is why am I excited to be here on the forum.
Although it was purchased from Japan, it is a 1965 Ventures model serial 2004 made in USA - estimated July-September 1965. Sunburst neck and body refinished in black. The trem arm has been modified similar to Takeshi Terauchi's and has extensive signs of heavy use, I believe its been played a lot. I posted on a couple facebook groups and emailed a few shops and specialists such as Max Katzenberger and hand10 and Tim at Tym guitars and everyone seems to confirm its authentic.
I was a bit sad to see the neck was without a stamp and a new date has been added, most likely during the refinish.
I'm really curious for any input!
Here is the link to the auction: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/r1080818356








Cheers,
James