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okieblur wrote:Thanks Danny,These are the parts I have for the guitar.There is no bridge or tremelo.No scratchguard although the one on the Hallmark'59 classic looks very similar.One pickup might not work because its cracked on top.Let me know what you think.Blair

These are photo's okieblur sent to me of his '63 sidejack Mosrite. This looks like a piece of cake to bring it back up to speed.

Oh yeah, That's a beauty! Looks like it'll be easy to restore too but am I seeing things or is the string guide slightly damaged?

Austin

Yeah I was wondering if it was made that way or if the previous owner did that.Thanks Danny for posting the pics.Blair

Wow, that looks like a great project!

okieblur wrote:Yeah I was wondering if it was made that way or if the previous owner did that.Thanks Danny for posting the pics.Blair

At S/N# 0030....it was made that way.....SuWeeet!!....

Would this take a white pickguard or tortoise?

Sarah93003 wrote:Would this take a white pickguard or tortoise?

White.

Here's the same type guitar owned and posted in the Intro section by TechWriter.

TechWriter wrote:Here are pics of my Mosrite:

http://gallery.me.com/hughes54311#100098&view=carouseljs&sel=0

I think that's the third '63 I've seen with the "bolt-on" neck repair. The early wooden nut is a neat detail as well. I wonder if it had an aluminum Vibramute?

dorkrockrecords wrote:I think that's the third '63 I've seen with the "bolt-on" neck repair. The early wooden nut is a neat detail as well. I wonder if it had an aluminum Vibramute?

Is that a neck bolt or a strap button? It's hard for me to tell.

Sourcing a period correct Vibramute may be tough, but if more modern parts are ok this one should go together quickly. What a beaut!

Yep, I agree with Adam, I've seen several of these glue-in neck '63's that have a screw stuck in the back of the neck/body joint in an attempt to keep the neck from pulling out of the neck pocket.

Some of the '63 neck/body joints are solid as a rock, but some pull out--I guess it depends on which helper he had doing the gluing that day! ha ha

Deke