1973 Mossman Great Plains Guitar

(Serial No. 73-256) My first "real" guitar was a Mossman. I still think they are outstanding guitars. Excellent condition with beautifully figured Brazilian rosewood back and sides, solid Sitka spruce top, ebony fingerboard with pearl dots, nickel hardware and an ebony bridge. Built pre-fire in the Winfield, KS shop (the Mossman factory had a devastating fire in 1975 which destroyed their considerable stash of Brazilian rosewood), 1 and 11/16 inch nut, low profile neck, ivoroid binding, herringbone purfling and that GREAT bright, strong, Mossman sound, very good condition overall, and signed on the label by all the craftsmen that worked on it. Finish and hardware is all original with no repairs noted. Shows some minor finish checking and a large finish check near the endpin. Stu Mossman was 20 years ahead of his time, with some early innovations: bolt on neck, low profile necks, mortoise and tenon neck joints, and an attention to quality that was not prevelant in other American guitar factories in the early 1970s, which many regard as the dark years for certain American brands. Mossmans are hand built, very high quality guitars. Here is a link to a YouTube video of this instrument, as played by local luthier Richie Dotson. Excellent action and playability. This is an excellent US made bluegrass guitar with lots of volume and tone. Why play the same thing everyone else has? Comes with the original blue interior hardshell case.

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