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Postby wstagner » Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:37 pm

Hi, Just learned of this place from http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/undergroundfire2/ I think.
I owned a 66? original sunburst Ventures Mosrite for many years until I traded it to Tony Hunt in the 80's for one of his Classic models. I only traded it because I'd taken it to a number of luthiers who couldn't figure out why the thing sounded dead.

I recently had the chance to play a Hallmark 60s custom and it sounded better to me than my Mosrite did on it's best day. Now that I've seen how much all the other clones cost, seems to me the Hallmark is the best deal goin.

Our band has a page here: http://www.myspace.com/gwg.

We rarely gig...no market for Ventures/Shadows music in the Chicago area. We've also been fortunate enough to have recorded a number of things with Nokie Edwards...a couple toons of which are posted on our myspace page.

Walt

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Postby dorkrockrecords » Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:52 pm

Welcome, Walt. Lots o' threads about Mosrites to read, even a couple about Tony Hunt. Enjoy your stay.

Adam

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Postby wstagner » Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:54 pm

Thanks, Adam. Is good to see my Hunt is worth something to someone other than me. I'd probly never sellit until I croke, then my wife can sell it. Tony made some nice guitars...just not many of them.

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Postby dubtrub » Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:58 pm

Welcome to the forum. Please feel free to post photo's of your Hunt guitar.
Danny Ellison

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Postby Sarah93003 » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:07 pm

Welcome to the forum!
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1965 Mosrite Celebrity Prototype with Vibramute
1972 Mosrite Celebrity-III
1977 Gibson MK-53
1982 Fender Bullet
1994 Gretsch Streamliner G3155 Custom
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Postby wstagner » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:11 pm

Ah, ok, Dubtrub....I thought this was gonna be fun....now I have to work (take pix). :lol:

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Postby GattonFan » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:22 am

Welcome to the Forum! Great to see the growth in interest in all things Mosrite ... Enjoy!

Dennis
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Postby jnslobaugh » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:46 am

welcome... cant wait to check out your myspace page.

Enjoy
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Postby 101Volts » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:34 am

Welcome and enjoy your stay. :) Pictures of your guitars are welcome. I haven't had the pleasure to play a Mosrite or Hallmark yet, All I've played so far is an Eastwood and I wasn't overly impressed. The body was great but the thing sounded pretty generic, I get a closer sound out of my Squier Telecaster Thinline!

Austin (Yes, I will start signing my name at the bottom of my posts now ;) )
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Postby dubtrub » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:43 am

Here's the topic where he posted a link to the photographs of his guitars.

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=123
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