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Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 9:24 pm
by jkantor1312
I have searched the forum and cannot find if this has been asked before and if it has, please accept my apology. Glen used this guitar on the first summer Goodtime Hour in 68 quite a bit and was photo'ed with it prior to that. It is currently at the Musicians HOF and Museum. Can someone provide me with a Model # or name, any information on the guitar and does anyone know who provided the museum (they have yet to respond to me) with this guitar? Thanks in advance for any information you can provide to me.
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Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:15 pm
by dorkrockrecords
I believe that's a Balladere I. Did you happen to get the serial number?
Cheers,
Adam

Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 2:07 pm
by jkantor1312
Hey...Thanks for the response! No I forgot to get the serial.
Crazy eh...went from a Mosrite Balladere to an Ovation Balladeer.

Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:34 pm
by ElTwang
That guitar looks great! I often wonder how an acoustic Mosrite sounds in real life.

Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:04 pm
by jkantor1312
HERE is Glen in 68 playing it...Any idea if it was a I or II? My uneducated guess would be a I based up on Gruhns description...

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Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 6:47 am
by BRRanger
Wow, even Tommy Smothers playing a Mosrite acoustic? As I recall he played Guild guitars.
Scott

Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 7:21 am
by ElTwang
Excellent Glen Campell link, jkantor1312.

Adam - are these hard to find? The 401 model?

Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:23 am
by dorkrockrecords
Wow! Great thread. I used to own one of these with "TS" inlaid on the neck just like Glen's "GC" and now I believe it's the very guitar Tommy Smothers is playing in that clip. Amazing!

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Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:38 am
by dorkrockrecords
I believe the Balladere I and Serenade have roughly the same body shape with different dimensions, while the Balladere II is a dreadnought style guitar.

http://www.mosriteforum.com/mosrite/36.jpg

This example at Ed Roman's would be a Balladere II (missing the pickguard):
http://edroman.com/detail_sheets/mosrit ... uitar.html

Re: Can someone help me ID Glen's acoustic Mosrite?

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:33 pm
by ElTwang
I really dig that Balladere I.
It seems like you've owned all the cool Mosrites, Adam.
Where did it go?