![]() ![]() I still haven’t been able to figure out who produced this guitar, and I may never figure it out. Definitely need lots of work!! This poor old guitar sat in a basement in NYC for 50 or so years, and I bought it at a yard sale, or tag sale, or garage sale depending on your locale. Moritz guitars I’ve come across are really strange and a little crude. This name and the guitars are very rarely seen, and most all the St. Moritz name belonged to Manahttan Novelty Corporation, and was applied to some very early imports. So in a way, this guitar is historic!! The St. So check out that headstock! This definitely predates the Teisco design of a few years later. One very similar to this is pictured in the great Japanese book, Bizarre Guitars of the 60s. It was like this guitar was someone’s very first attempt at an electric guitar. The tailpiece is rarely seen, the 4×2 headstock is rarely seen outside of Teisco, and pick guard I have never seen, and the truss rod is a design unlike anything I’ve ever seen. ![]() There are certain components on this guitar that I’ve never seen anywhere else. It’s hard to explain, but as always I’ll try. Why do I say this? Well, there’s a certain crudeness with this guitar. Oh boy, here’s one of the earliest Japanese imports to cross the ocean. ![]()
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