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Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:36 am
Hi, my name is Steve and I am in St Louis MO. I own two Mosrite Celbrity Ones, a blonde stereo model (A0794) with tortoise guards and a red burst (A0772) with white guards. I got the blonde one just over a year ago from the grandson of the original owner who had passed away, and instantly loved it. The other I purchased recently at a local vintage guitar shop, and they had gotten it from the original owner, or so they said. Happy to say that both are in great shape and have the original Victoria luggage co. cases. I'm in my early thirties, and my first electric guitar, ca. '93-4, was a heavy metal style with a very thin neck, so the oddly thin and flat neck profile on these guitars feels right to me. I've never quite hit it off with a fatter neck which were more common in the '60s. Here's some pics, any info that anyone on here would like to provide will be much appreciated, so don't hold back. I've not been able to determine what year they were made, but from what I've been told and have seen online, they may have been made in '67 or '68? The blonde is in slightly better shape, and seemingly more rare because I haven't come across much info on a stereo model. There are a few small differences, the blonde has 4 neck bolts and the burst has 3. Blondie has czar style deco-ish tuners, burstie has Klusons, but both seem to be the originals. Also, I just can't help but wonder, since the serial #s are 22 digits apart, if these were part of the same shipment to the St Louis area, or if they found their seperate ways here. Guess we will probably never know. Anyway, let me know what you think, know, or just think you know... Thanks kindly for looking!
