Colfax Guitar SHop

The Mossman Page

As the former owner of the Mossman Guitar Company, I tend to see quite a few Mossmans for repairs. Approximately 5000 Mossmans were produced from 1969-1985 and I built 250 instruments when I owned the company from 1985-1990. Owners of “Baxendale” Mossmans include: Willie Nelson, John Mellancamp, Jorma Kaukonen, Donovan, Greg Lake, Carl Perkins, James Burton, Chris Hillman, B.J. Thomas and Travis Tritt.
The Texas Sesquicentennial model. Only 15 of these were made (above and below).
	This thin body cutaway was built for Carl Perkins in 1988.
This guitar is in the process of having the neck removed for a neck reset.
	You can see my initials (SB) right above Stuart Mossman’s (SLM) in the lower left hand corner.
We call this repair the “Agony of De Feet”and requires the neck block area to be reinforced for the instrument to play properly.	Chris Hillman’s Mossman
	Chris Hillman’s Mossman
Danny Davenport with a custom Mossman.	B J Thomas with his Mossman.
My Mossman display at the Greater Southwest Guitar Show.	A close up of the signatures from Farm Aid III.
The 10th anniversary of the Greater Sowthwest Guitar Show.	The back of Chris Hillman’s Mossman.
My first four prototype Mossman’s made in 1985 right after I purchased the Mossman Guitar Co.	A close up of the Texas Mossman I made for James Burton. This guitar is featured in the Roy Orbison in Black and White video.
John checks out dad’s work on a 1975 Great Plains.	Headstock on a 1974 Flint Hills.
1976 Golden Era.	1975 Flint Hills.
1973 Flint Hills.	Stu Mossman and employees presenting a new guitar to David Carradine (circa 1975). I am on the far right.
This is one of two guitars I made in 1986 for Farm Aid in Lincoln, Nebraska Everyone who performed signed the tops as well as a few others (i.e., Dennis Hopper). Willie Nelson has one of these and the Hard Rock Cafe has the other.

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