12 string models

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12 string models

Postby Simon » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:20 am

Anybody know anything about these 12 string models ?
http://www.tremolorecords.com/Mosrite
I`ve had it for about 15 years & it`s one of my favourites.
It`s dated 1968 from the pots & has s/n T750, I`ve seen a lot of The Ventures models with the vibrato but not many of these ones.
Any information would be much appreciated.

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Re: 12 string models

Postby KRamone27 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:26 am

I haven't personally played one but I'm building my project guitar on a twelve string body.
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Re: 12 string models

Postby Simon » Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:42 am

KRamone27 wrote:I haven't personally played one but I'm building my project guitar on a twelve string body.


looking good, where`s the neck from ?
the neck on my 12 string is a bit wider than the 6 string ones, did you have to fill up the pocket putting on a 6 string neck?

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Re: 12 string models

Postby dubtrub » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:10 am

I played a 12 string Mosrite the other day at Front Porch Music. It was a great guitar as the neck is a little wider than the six string version and what I really like was it had the extra strings and tuners removed and was set up as a six string. It made the perfect feeling Mosrite (for me). ;)

BTW Simon, that is a beautiful 12 string.
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Re: 12 string models

Postby KRamone27 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:21 am

Simon wrote:looking good, where`s the neck from ?


The neck I built myself as I could not find a source of a Mosrite style neck as was the case for the pick guard and the tailpiece.

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Re: 12 string models

Postby Simon » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:36 pm

dubtrub wrote:I played a 12 string Mosrite the other day at Front Porch Music. It was a great guitar as the neck is a little wider than the six string version and what I really like was it had the extra strings and tuners removed and was set up as a six string. It made the perfect feeling Mosrite (for me). ;)

BTW Simon, that is a beautiful 12 string.


Hi Danny,
Yeah the neck size is great on them, I`ve sometimes used this one with just 6 strings on but then I start going to grab the vibrato to realise it`s not there.

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Re: 12 string models

Postby dubtrub » Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:44 pm

Some of them did have the vibrato.

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Re: 12 string models

Postby MWaldorf » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:06 pm

Do the 12 strings with vibrato stay in tune when you use the vibrato?
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Re: 12 string models

Postby dubtrub » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:16 pm

I thought I'd go ahead and post the image of Simon's guitar so you don't have to use the link.

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Re: 12 string models

Postby dorkrockrecords » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:02 pm

MWaldorf wrote:Do the 12 strings with vibrato stay in tune when you use the vibrato?


I used to have one with a Moseley trem, and the answer is no. It was hard enough getting the thing in tune in the first place, let alone even looking at the trem the wrong way.


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