Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

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Re: Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

Postby dubtrub » Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:26 pm

I got it to work. Nice job!

Now we probably better get back on original topic.
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Re: Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

Postby Mosrite1344 » Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:49 am

dubtrub wrote:I got it to work. Nice job!

Now we probably better get back on original topic.


Ok so I am figuring is's a late 64 very early 65 transitional guitar. That's my best take on it. looked at the pots again can make out what looks like an a b on one of them.
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64 Mosrite-55 Gretsch New Yorker
56 Strat-69 Guild F-50 R
62 Jaguar-'22 Martin 0-21
55 es-225-99 rick 360/12
66 tele-60 RI Gibson es-335
Gibson LP Pearly Gates-Mosrite Melobar #15
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Re: Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

Postby tom villaflor » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:25 pm

tom villaflor wrote:Joined the forum just a few days ago ,and wanted to add my info..My Mark 1 is serial
#3850...November 1966 stamped in the neck pocket,June 65 stamped on neck insert end ,moseley tailpiece,..sunburst..,no truss rod cover on the headstock,..."m" on top of knobs,..."mosrite " logo on the pick ups..
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Re: Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

Postby inspace » Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:44 pm

also just joined

'65 Mosley
#3346
"M" hat knobs
7 screw

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Re: Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

Postby BRRanger » Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:58 pm

Believe mine is a '66 (?)
No Truss Rod Cover
12 string "The Ventures" model
Moseley Vibrato
"M" Hat Knobs
8 Screw 'guard
s/n T017

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Re: Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

Postby epearson » Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:44 pm

Hi, new member here.
Serial number is V5326, no Ventures logo.
7 screws on the scratchplate, "M" knobs.

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Re: Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

Postby tom-ocaster » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:07 am

1965 Mosrite Ventures Model Guitar (ser # 2818), VG+, original sunburst finish, Moseley tailpiece, truss-rod adjusts at heel, normal wear, 8-screw pickguard, 1965 body & neck dates, pickup covers have Mosrite of California (no circled "R"), M-knobs, recent refret with Dunlop Accu-Fret #6340 (closest modern fret to the original speed frets), (unfortunately, ser # sanded-off during refret), The Ventures logo, replaced tone pot (original in case pocket), original gator hardshell case.

Mosrite Notes:
Neck Date: NOV 8 1965 (stamped with black ink under finish, & also with stock # 0015)
Body Date: OCT 14 1965 (stamped with dark-blue ink, also twice with stock # 021, & some indecipherable hand-written initials..."B"..."Wed"...?)
Neck pickup at 12.0 K
Bridge pickup at 11.8 K
Tone Pot is frozen: 134 6534 (34th week of 1965)
500K
134 = Centralab
Part #: BA811 - 3901
Volume pot works good: 134 6534 (34th week of 1965)
500K
134 = Centralab
Part #: BA811 - 3901
Tone capacitor, brown/tan ceramic disk: CRL, .05 +/- 20%, 50V

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Pics taken when I first acquired this guitar (before the unfortunate refret incident when the ser # was sanded-off....agggrrrhhh).

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Re: Survey of Mosrite serial numbers ***Please read***

Postby Rogermontana » Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:54 pm

I am waiting for my first mosrite guitar to arrive...now is flying via FedEx :-)
Mark I no ventures logo, 8 screws pick guard, truss rod cover,
Serial is very weird according to the photos
V5 1966 0 nothing to do from which if seen in previous posts
Three tone sunburst but not yellow...more tending to orange
Will post photos when I get it!


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