ACOUSTIC: GARDENA/MOSRITE PRODUCTION MODELS 1965-69

In 1965, standard production of Dobros was underway again in Gardena, CA. Ed Dopyera's son Emil Dopyera, along with a few partners, received a license to build instruments under the Dobro trademark. In 1966, Mosrite founder, Semie Moseley, purchased Dobro and continued producing the same models that were introduced a year earlier and eventually moving production to the Mosrite production facility in Bakersfield, CA. The Mosrite/Dobro era lasted until 1969 when Mosrite went bankrupt and production ceased. Instruments produced in Gardena, CA under the Dopyera-ownership have serial numbers stamped on the top of the headstock. Instruments produced in Bakersfield, CA under Mosrite ownership have serial numbers stamped in the fingerboard toward the body. No serial number lists exist for either era of manufacture.

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C-3 "THE MONTEREY"

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- Spanish guitar configuration, compact body with mahogany back and sides and a maple top, top and back body binding with double top purfling, set slim adj. neck, 14/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, standard headstock, three-per-side tuners, C-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Natural finish, 23.25 in. scale, mfg. 1965-69.
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C-3E "The Monterey Electric"

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- similar to the C-3 "The Monterey," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1965-69.
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C-60 "THE AVALON"

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- Spanish guitar configuration, standard body with unspecified wood construction, top and back body binding, set slim adj. neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, standard headstock, three-per-side tuners, C-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Candy Apple Red or Dark Metallic Blue finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1965-67.
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C-60E "The Avalon Electric"

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- similar to the C-60 "The Avalon," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Candy Apple Red or Metallic Blue finish, mfg. 1965-67.
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C-65 "THE PLAINSMAN"

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- Spanish guitar configuration, standard body with rounded shoulders and Ribbon Grained African mahogany, select maple, or mahogany back and sides with a maple top construction, top and back body binding with double top purfling, set slim adj. neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, standard headstock, three-per-side tuners, C-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Natural finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1966-67.
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C-65E "The Plainsman Electric"

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- similar to the C-65 "The Plainsman," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1966-67.
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D-12 "THE COLUMBIA"

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- 12-string Spanish guitar configuration, standard body with ribbon grained African mahogany or figured curly maple, top and back body binding, set slim adj. neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, bound slotted headstock, six-per-side open-style banjo tuners, D-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Natural finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1966-67.
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D-12E "The Columbia Electric"

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- similar to the D-12 "The Columbia," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1966-67.
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D-12S "THE LEXINGTON"

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- 12-string Steel guitar configuration, standard body with ribbon grained African mahogany or figured curly maple, top and back body binding, set slim adj. square neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, bound slotted headstock, six-per-side open-style forward-facing banjo tuners, D-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Natural finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1966-67.
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D-12SE "The Lexington Electric"

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- similar to the D-12S "The Lexington," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1966-67.
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D-40 "THE TEXARKANA"

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- Spanish guitar configuration, standard body with unspecified wood construction, top and back body binding, set slim adj. neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, standard headstock, three-per-side tuners, D-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Candy Apple Red, Dark Metallic Blue, or Mahogany Sunburst finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1965-67.
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D-40E "The Texarkana Electric"

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- similar to the D-40 "The Texarkana," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Candy Apple Red, Dark Metallic Blue, or Mahogany Sunburst finish, mfg. 1965-67.
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D-40S "THE BLUE GRASS"

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- Steel guitar configuration, standard body with unspecified wood construction, top and back body binding, set slim adj. square neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with inlaid frets and dot inlays, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style forward-facing banjo tuners, C-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Candy Apple Red, Dark Metallic Blue, or Mahogany Sunburst finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1965-67.
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D-40SE "The Blue Grass Electric"

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- similar to the D-40 "The Texarkana," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1965-67.
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D-50 "THE RICHMOND"

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- Spanish guitar configuration, standard body with ribbon grained African mahogany or figured curly maple, top and back body binding with double top purfling, set slim adj. neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, standard headstock, three-per-side tuners, D-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Natural finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1965-69.
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D-50E "The Richmond Electric"

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- similar to the D-50 "The Richmond," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1965-69.
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D-50S "THE UNCLE JOSH"

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- Steel guitar configuration, standard body with ribbon grained African mahogany or figured curly maple, top and back body binding with double top purfling, set slim adj. square neck, 14/20-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style forward facing banjo tuners, D-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, available in Natural finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1965-69.
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D-50SE "The Uncle Josh Electric"

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- similar to the D-50S "The Uncle Josh," except has a single coil Dobro pickup two knobs (v, tone), and a jack on the face of the guitar, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1965-69.
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D-100 "THE CALIFORNIAN"

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- Spanish guitar configuration, symmetrical double rounded cutaway body with unspecified wood construction, top and back double body binding, set slim adj. neck, 18/22-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, standard headstock, three-per-side tuners, D-style resonator with two diamond hole plate round soundholes, trapeze tailpiece, two single coil pickups, four knobs (v and tone for each pickup), three-way pickup switch, available in Black or Cherry finish, 24.625 in. scale, mfg. 1965-69.
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D-100-12 "The Californian 12-String"

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- similar to the D-100-12 "The Californian," except in 12-string configuration with a slotted headstock and six-per-side tuners, mfg. 1965-69.
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