Wow! Semie Moseley newspaper article from 1956!

[Deke Dickerson]

Check what just floated to the surface! Adam (dorkrock records) just found this on the Fillmore blog--a San Fernando Valley News Mirror article from October 1, 1956, featuring 21-year old Semie Moseley and his "triple-necker" guitar!

I'm just floored by this for a number of reasons. For one thing, it lists an address in Pacoima where he was building guitars, an address that I had never heard mentioned before (and it's about 3 miles away from where Terry and I live--of course we'll go to check it out).

Secondly, it gives a FINITE DATE which so few Mosrite photos or articles give (Oct. 1, 1956--can be seen by blowing up the 2nd photo).

Lastly, it's an interview straight from "the horse's mouth" about a number of subjects that we've only been able to guess at before. Feast your eyeballs on this--thanks Adam!

Deke

[dubtrub]

Outstanding discovery!

[Veenture]

Exciting find!
Thanks Deke and Adam... (I'm now going back again to the article to check it out with a fine comb )
[Edit]I notice the writer spells Semie's name with an "a" (Samie). Could that be a clue as to how the name was pronounced...or was it simply a typo...
[Edit II] I like the way Semie expresses his confidence in his own product..."the best"...
[Edit III]...just imagine if Elvis ("Mr E. Presley"!!!) had played one of Semie's...
[Edit IV) tip for the viewer: go to the bottom righthand corner of your screen and blow up the page to 200% for better deciphering of the text and scrutinising "the triple necker" for instance the four knobs! (two of 'em near the neck pickups)

[TerryTNM]

It was a terrific find.
I was surprised as well at the Pacoima address. I'd never heard any mention of that location before.
It was the summer of 1957 that I first had contact with Semie at his Granada Hills/Mission Hills home
on Haskel Ave pictured below. - Terry

[TerryTNM]

Here's a 'street view' from Google Earth of the Semie "Garber House" in Pacoima.

As Deke said, we'll be going to take a better look at the place shortly. It appears to be a long narrow lot.

[ElTwang]

Super! I'm sure Fillmore have more history goodies. This is not the first time something interesting like this has come up. Cool Deke and Adam.

[101Volts]

Fantastic! Notice how they said a "Lever" Rather than a vibrato. Heh, A lever. Well I suppose you could say it like that. Just as long as you don't call it an Antenna.

Austin

[EF@MosriteRecords]

Great find i am going back to family source to see where this find leads.
Outstanding job Deke and Adam. Let us know what you find. 1956 I was 13 years old.

EF

[thunderhead]

Thanks for posting the Photo and Article. I love it, Semie was way ahead of his time!!!!

[Sarah93003]

Wow awesome find! Thanks for sharing!