Mosrite, Mouradians, & Maine

[Black Headstock]

1971 Mosrite, 1984 Mouradian LS-74 (left), 1986 Mouradian LS-74 (right).
You guys in California are blessed to have Semie as part of your (guitar cultural heritage); we in Massachusetts/New England are blessed to have Jim Mouradian as part of our (guitar cultural heritage).

Alan (Black Headstock)

[Sarah93003]

Awesome picture!

[Black Headstock]

Hey Sarah,

Thanks, I tried to make it a good visual composition. I am trying to post a good full size image, but as usual I am doing something wrong. I'll get a nice big image up hopefully shortly.

Alan.
1971 Mosrite VI
1972 Mosrite 350 (non-stereo)
1973 Mosrite 300
1986? Mosrite VIII (California Grape partsrite)
1984 Mouradian LS-74
1986 Mouradian LS-74
1963 Danelectro Shorthorn Deluxe
1961 Silvertone ("Wishbook-Special")
1962 Gibson LG1 (acoustic)

[eltuce]

That's one funky looking guitar and Mouradian is definitely the man. I took my V88 to him when I first got it, he and his son loved it. He also told me that he got to have lunch with Semie once shortly before he passed.

[Sarah93003]

Hey Alan, you should be able to just upload a larger image to PhotoBucket and post it again.

[Black Headstock]

Hey Eltuce,

Wow, I didn't expect that kind of direct Mosrite-Mouradian connection when I posted this. Semie & Jim having lunch together!

I put these guitars together for this image post (knowing it is a Topic Category for Mosrites and not other guitars; don't want to break the rules) because when I look at both these guitar models and think of the men who are (Jim)/were (Semie) true masters of their craft, I see creative and distinctive commonalities.

With regard to this 1971 VI #V0231, it has the original "diamond shaped" Japanese tuners, I do have the trem arm, but took it off way back in 1981, because we were playing Punk and it got in the way of the aggressive (Ramones-type) playing and I never put it back on, and it does have sunburst on the sides of the headstock. I bought it in Chelmsford MA, of all places, in 1981 for $250; when everyone else only wanted to play Charvels & Jacksons, etc. (We know what those are worth today). This guitar slayed them all, and still does.

Alan.

[eltuce]

Ah yes, the old age of Charvel which was still going on when I got to Boston in '90. Not sure if you know or not but Jim has his own store now in Winchester. It looks like the website is still under construction but he does post on the facebook page fairly often. I've been meaning to get out there one of these days. When I do I'll have to ask him more about lunch with Semie since when he originally told me I was too busy being intimidated by the guitar knowledge.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wincheste ... nfo&ref=ts

-Tommy

[Edward Lopez]

A bit much! And definitely out of place in a photo containing a Mosrite. Remember, it's my opinion. No umbrage intended.

1971 Mosrite, 1984 Mouradian LS-74 (left), 1986 Mouradian LS-74 (right).
You guys in California are blessed to have Semie as part of your (guitar cultural heritage); we in Massachusetts/New England are blessed to have Jim Mouradian as part of our (guitar cultural heritage).

Alan (Black Headstock)

[Black Headstock]

Hey Tommy,

I will be visiting Jim & (son) Jon at the Winchester, MA store in a few weeks.

I will get the low-down on the "Lunch with Semie".

And, with regard to Bob's observation on the Mosrite being out of place in this setting; I believe that Semie was a spiritual man, and if this backdrop isn't one of "God's Country", I don't know what is (and I am a city boy). And of course, Bob, no umbrage taken. It's all great stuff on this Forum.

A little dramatic, but what the heck, just trying to make it interesting.

Thanks,
Alan.

[dubtrub]

The Danamite Wave designed in 1984 by Semie and now built in Japan was also very different with a similar radical concept to ones depicted above.