"American Restorations"- The Mo' Restoration

[Nokie]

I actually liked "American Restoration", at times though, frustrating on how they did things, and how they usually overcharged. Now they are just getting Cheesy with the headache joke etc.
I can say one thing, I bet Rick got a taste of his own medicine when Roman's shop presented the restoration bill for the guitar. I bet $3000.00.
Then I wonder if he swapped it for a reproduction Mosrite.
Sorry everyone I'm just not a trusting soul when it comes to stuff like this. I mark my stuff in a fashion that only I would know to insure the original gets returned. Years ago I had a Toyota dealer do an oil change. The new filter had a scratch, in the exact same spot as the old filter ??? My Mom took here Blazer in to have a electric fuel pump replaced. At $400.00. After about a month, the pump quit again. I crawled under to check things out, the straps on the gas tank still had the undercoat on the bolts. No way the tank was removed, and that's the only way to replace the fuel pump. He just got it working, and hoped it lasted. The next time he had to replace the pump Free, so he didn't come out ahead.
Dan

I don't think it was a swap because the logo on the headstock is shifted too far to the left on both the original and restored guitar. -MT

[Nokie]

Yeah Marty, I was disappointed in the over all 'project' to be completed. They have no problem showing
ALL of the things that need to be done on a certain job for a customer, but when it came to the Mo',
well, it was kind of 'wishy washy' as to....all of a sudden..... there was a brand new restored 1966 Mo'. I was
hoping to at least see them showing the 'de-construction' (as they call it) to see what was involved in re-
storing a '66 Mosrite. And then as a goof(?), Rick Dale looks at the headstock only to say "The Ventures Model"...
"Was that a Band?"
Come on Rick Dale.....YOU AIN'T THAT YOUNG!!

Yes, details of the restoration would have been nice and that bit about "The Ventures?" - oh brother. -MT

[bakeoboy]

THE "RESTORATION"WAS A NEW MOSRITE ORIGINAL,WITH A VENTURES DECAL,IS WHAT DANA NOTICED!

[panther]

I didn't think it was the axe.
I bet Roman's shop said I'll tell ya what Rick, I'll trade ya this nice new Mosrite re pro, for your rare original, and you can save face on your show. I'll even let you have the re pro at cost, say $1500.00 sound fair.
Dan