Re: Brass Rail Registry?
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 5:39 am
No updates this time, except a total of guitars at the bottom.
Deluxe Models - 6:
3 - Black - sold by a mosriteforum member
5 - Black, commemorative plaque on back of body - for sale by Expat Guitars
7 - Black, commemorative plaque - for sale on eBay in Michigan 2014
10 - Black - owned by Austin (101Volts)
11 - Black - Owned by forum member Eric L. viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7210
38 - Black - owned by forum member coanda
May have been a Deluxe once - 1:
43 - Standard, Black - owned by Sumlin. Doesn't have Deluxe electronics, and it had a 1 vol. 1 tone setup when he bought it. It also had much crude routing done to it, and a non original pickguard over this routing.
E. F. Elliott Instruments - 1:
? - Built for Michael Gnapp in the 1970s. Ed posted about this on Facebook on March 9, 2020.
Gruggett Instruments - 8:
1: Owned by dorkrockrecords.
2: Owned by dorkrockrecords.
26 - Gruggett Custom, sunburst with white binding - owned by Expat Gtrs
35? - Gruggett Custom - constructed with unique body shape for Expat Gtrs in 2010.
48 - Gruggett Custom, black with chequered binding - owned by Elisha Weisner
No serial - Gruggett Custom, surfburst - built 2012 (from old BR neck?), owned by Expat Gtrs
No serial - Gruggett Doubleneck, natural ash - built in 1976 for Lonnie Hyde
No serial - Gruggett Doubleneck, black with white binding - built in 1983 for Waco Shan
Mosrite and Gospel Models - 12:
6 - Standard, Greenburst - owned by Expat Gtrs
8 - Standard, Cherryburst w/white binding - owned by Expat gtrs
22 - no more info other than it was for sale in 2010 and is mentioned as a 'Gene Moles Custom' - is this the BR neck on Celebrity body?
24 - Standard, Black - commemorative plaque, owned by forum member dtribby
69 - White. Formerly owned by Steve Young.
74 - Standard, Red - sold on EBay in 2008
76 - Gospel (Celebrity shape), Honeyburst - built for Rev Beatty, owned by Expat Gtrs
80-something - Standard, dark red - owned by forum member Beatnikbandit
82 - Standard, off-white - sold by Expat Gtrs in 2009
84 - Standard, off-white - owned by Expat Gtrs
102 - Standard, off-white - for sale on EBay 2014, has been refinished
125 - Standard, sunburst - owned by Expat Gtrs
D1 - Dolly Parton Acoustic
Partsrites - 1:
49 - Standard, Black - with Moseley trem, assembled by E.Elliott in 1978 if I remember right. (Was?) owned by forum member The Jester. It was for sale on eBay in late 2009 and/or early 2010, and Fretted Americana may have bought it for resale.
Ed Elliott assembled 3 Partsrites just like this one. I'm not going to put those in the list yet, since I don't know what color their finishes are.
No Serial Numbers - 2:
No serial - Wenge, 3 pickup - made for Mark Moseley, owned by Expat Gtrs
No serial - Wenge, 2 pickup - owned by Expat Guitars
Unknown - 5:
? - Standard, Black - owned by Efrim Menuck
? - "Prototype," Black with large scratchplate and angled neck pickup, full Moseley vibrato - Was in the Phil X Fretted Americana 2012 You Tube Special. This may be No 49. Whether or not it is, it's not a prototype; it's a partsrite that Ed Elliott put together in 1978, if I remember right. Ed put 3 Brass Rails together with a Moseley vibrato.
? - Standard, Black - shown as for sale in Michael Mark's Mosrite website in unfinished (and unfretted?) state
? - Gene Moles Custom - Celebrity body and BR neck. Was for sale on eBay in 2009. Is this #22?
? - Standard, Black, white pickguard - pictured online but looks like it may not be a Brass Rail, possibly a Bluesbender or SM with changed hardware. Full Moseley trem. Owned by M. Ayukawa
In total, we have:
1 E. F. Elliott Guitar;
8 Gruggett Guitars;
26 or 27 Mosrite guitars (5 with unknown numbers.)
- Austin
Deluxe Models - 6:
3 - Black - sold by a mosriteforum member
5 - Black, commemorative plaque on back of body - for sale by Expat Guitars
7 - Black, commemorative plaque - for sale on eBay in Michigan 2014
10 - Black - owned by Austin (101Volts)
11 - Black - Owned by forum member Eric L. viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7210
38 - Black - owned by forum member coanda
May have been a Deluxe once - 1:
43 - Standard, Black - owned by Sumlin. Doesn't have Deluxe electronics, and it had a 1 vol. 1 tone setup when he bought it. It also had much crude routing done to it, and a non original pickguard over this routing.
E. F. Elliott Instruments - 1:
? - Built for Michael Gnapp in the 1970s. Ed posted about this on Facebook on March 9, 2020.
Gruggett Instruments - 8:
1: Owned by dorkrockrecords.
2: Owned by dorkrockrecords.
26 - Gruggett Custom, sunburst with white binding - owned by Expat Gtrs
35? - Gruggett Custom - constructed with unique body shape for Expat Gtrs in 2010.
48 - Gruggett Custom, black with chequered binding - owned by Elisha Weisner
No serial - Gruggett Custom, surfburst - built 2012 (from old BR neck?), owned by Expat Gtrs
No serial - Gruggett Doubleneck, natural ash - built in 1976 for Lonnie Hyde
No serial - Gruggett Doubleneck, black with white binding - built in 1983 for Waco Shan
Mosrite and Gospel Models - 12:
6 - Standard, Greenburst - owned by Expat Gtrs
8 - Standard, Cherryburst w/white binding - owned by Expat gtrs
22 - no more info other than it was for sale in 2010 and is mentioned as a 'Gene Moles Custom' - is this the BR neck on Celebrity body?
24 - Standard, Black - commemorative plaque, owned by forum member dtribby
69 - White. Formerly owned by Steve Young.
74 - Standard, Red - sold on EBay in 2008
76 - Gospel (Celebrity shape), Honeyburst - built for Rev Beatty, owned by Expat Gtrs
80-something - Standard, dark red - owned by forum member Beatnikbandit
82 - Standard, off-white - sold by Expat Gtrs in 2009
84 - Standard, off-white - owned by Expat Gtrs
102 - Standard, off-white - for sale on EBay 2014, has been refinished
125 - Standard, sunburst - owned by Expat Gtrs
D1 - Dolly Parton Acoustic
Partsrites - 1:
49 - Standard, Black - with Moseley trem, assembled by E.Elliott in 1978 if I remember right. (Was?) owned by forum member The Jester. It was for sale on eBay in late 2009 and/or early 2010, and Fretted Americana may have bought it for resale.
Ed Elliott assembled 3 Partsrites just like this one. I'm not going to put those in the list yet, since I don't know what color their finishes are.
No Serial Numbers - 2:
No serial - Wenge, 3 pickup - made for Mark Moseley, owned by Expat Gtrs
No serial - Wenge, 2 pickup - owned by Expat Guitars
Unknown - 5:
? - Standard, Black - owned by Efrim Menuck
? - "Prototype," Black with large scratchplate and angled neck pickup, full Moseley vibrato - Was in the Phil X Fretted Americana 2012 You Tube Special. This may be No 49. Whether or not it is, it's not a prototype; it's a partsrite that Ed Elliott put together in 1978, if I remember right. Ed put 3 Brass Rails together with a Moseley vibrato.
? - Standard, Black - shown as for sale in Michael Mark's Mosrite website in unfinished (and unfretted?) state
? - Gene Moles Custom - Celebrity body and BR neck. Was for sale on eBay in 2009. Is this #22?
? - Standard, Black, white pickguard - pictured online but looks like it may not be a Brass Rail, possibly a Bluesbender or SM with changed hardware. Full Moseley trem. Owned by M. Ayukawa
In total, we have:
1 E. F. Elliott Guitar;
8 Gruggett Guitars;
26 or 27 Mosrite guitars (5 with unknown numbers.)
- Austin