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 Post subject: How Many Mosrites ???
PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:29 am 
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I was looking over Loretta's suit against Fillmore and it got me wondering about the number of MIJ clones/ replicas out there. From what I've read, from 1963 to 1967 there were approximately 5300 officially labeled Mark I Venture logo guitars, 700 Mark II Venture logo guitars and 800 Mark V Venture logo guitars for a grand total of 6800 official Venture logo 6 string guitars built by Mosrite in less than 5 years. Now how many MIJ mosrite replicas do you suppose have been made in the last 43 years since Mosrite closed in Bakersfield in 1967? I figure there are more replicas out there than original 63-67 Venture guitars. Any opinions?


Loretta's suit:
http://www.mosrite.us/135112241792b837d03_1__pdf3.pdf

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Wow.......this is very interesting.....I'll be eagerly awaiting the outcome of this lawsuit.....
Kinda makes the Hallmark guitars even more sought-after, doesn't it?
Thanks for posting the lawsuit, BigWave.........


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:05 pm 
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"I figure there are more replicas out there than original 63-67 Venture guitars. Any opinions? "

From what I've seen and read, that could be the understatement of the month. The Japanese have been Mosrite-crazy since the Ventures first played there in the 60's. Any number of builders have been cranking out Mosrites and MWB's (Mosrire wanna-bees) for what, almost 50 years now. Several of the guys on this forum can probably qoute more accurate figures than I could ever come up with. But suffice it to say that Semie merely planted a seed that grew and grew and continues to grow.
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 Post subject: Re: How Many Mosrites ???
PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:06 pm 
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From the lawsuit discussion posted elsewhere on the forum, you may find this of interest.

Dana wrote:
HI,

THIS IS AN UP-DATE ON THE LAWSUIT.

A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN SERVED. UNTIL ALL PARTIES HAVE BEEN SERVED THERE IS NO LAWSUIT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT SHE IS WAITING ON BUT, ATTORNEYS ARE IN PLACE TO TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION. I HAVE PERSONALLY CHECKED THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE AND NORIYUKI YUSA IS THE TRUE OWNER OF MOSRITE. AS FOR ME, MY NAME IS NOT MENTIONED ANYWHERE IN THE LAWSUIT. I AM JUST GREATFUL TO BE ABLE TO LEGALLY RE-CREATE MY FATHERS CREATIONS. GOD BLESS. MOSRITE FOREVER, DANA MOSELEY


Here's the original discussion: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1506

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 Post subject: Re: How Many Mosrites ???
PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:46 am 
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Dubtrub,
You beat me to it. I was also going to post Dana's quote. Just earlier today Jaimie(Dana's Huband) and I had a brief telephone discussion about this very subject. Deja Vue I guess!!!


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thanks for the update on the lawsuit...............so is it true that Mosrites are still being manufactured in USA? ....In Bakersfield? .....or just assembling parts that are made in Japan?
I did write to Artie, but no response, but I figured someone in the forum would know .....thanks..

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:26 pm 
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rog43win wrote:
thanks for the update on the lawsuit...............so is it true that Mosrites are still being manufactured in USA? ....In Bakersfield? .....or just assembling parts that are made in Japan?
I did write to Artie, but no response, but I figured someone in the forum would know .....thanks..

Roger


I think I remember reading somewhere that they are being made in Japan, assembled in the USA & Dana is winding the pickups herself for the high end Mosrites being sold at Front Porch. I might have a detail or two wrong.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:06 pm 
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For what it's worth, that sounds like what I have been told as well.


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