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    Yowza, is all I can say. I've never played one. This would make a heck of a wall hanger though.

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    VINTAGE 1960'sRARE MORGAN MONROE TORTISE MMS-7WSBC

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    So, was/is Morgan Monroe a real person---or rather, who IS/was Morgan Monroe --and 1960's?

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    That is not a 1960's instrument.

    That model only appeared in the last couple of years or so....

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    Quote Originally Posted by barney 59 View Post
    So, was/is Morgan Monroe a real person---or rather, who IS/was Morgan Monroe --and 1960's?
    I've often wondered where this brand name originated. There is a Morgan-Monroe State Forest not far from me, but it is so named because it is located in Morgan and Monroe Counties in Indiana. It is doubtful that a pac-rim company would name their line after that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by barney 59 View Post
    So, was/is Morgan Monroe a real person---or rather, who IS/was Morgan Monroe --and 1960's?
    A question many have asked, no doubt. Maybe he was (is?) a colleague of Michael Kelly or Savannah Rogue.

    I'm pretty sure the 1960s was a real decade though, though some might disagree.

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    I noticed on the close up photo, that the herringbone binding and inlays on the fingerboard look exactly like those on a Washburn M6SW Jethro Burns I recently acquired and refinished (thread and photos elsewhere on this site). Looks like the exact same mando with a different label (and paint job) to me! It is interesting looking, but judging from my recent experience, that beautiful finish would have to be stripped off for it to sound better.
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    Recent import, NOT 60's. He's starting his bidding at $1K, they are available new for $595 from several eBay sellers. Of course, all he needs is one bidder.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by van1684 View Post
    I've often wondered where this brand name originated. There is a Morgan-Monroe State Forest not far from me, but it is so named because it is located in Morgan and Monroe Counties in Indiana. It is doubtful that a pac-rim company would name their line after that.

    How about a company that imports instruments into the US and was based in Indiana?

    http://www.shsint.net/

    They even went to the trouble of making up a fake history about themselves but I suspect they took that name right from the source you mentioned.

    Added: I see they removed the fake history from their website finally. They had a "Who was Morgan Monroe?" feature at one time.

    Facebook page shows them in Indianapolis.

    https://www.facebook.com/MorganMonroeInstruments
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    I'm pretty sure that Morgan and Bill weren't related although they did receive each others mail now and again when the mailman got confused.
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    Found this on the Wayback machine on archive.org. They must have forgotten to include it on their new website. I'm not sure if Jasper and Bill were related to Morgan either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Petrus View Post
    A question many have asked, no doubt. Maybe he was (is?) a colleague of Michael Kelly or Savannah Rogue.

    I'm pretty sure the 1960s was a real decade though, though some might disagree.
    The 1960's lasted approximately 10 years but "THE 60's!" that everyone refers to was actually 1966 and a little bit of 1967!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton View Post
    Found this on the Wayback machine on archive.org. They must have forgotten to include it on their new website. I'm not sure if Jasper and Bill were related to Morgan either.
    Whoever created that page was a genius.

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    That mandolin looks like someone got sick on their mandolin
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    It is named after that park and they sure as hell weren't around in the 60's.

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    You can buy one of these right now, brand new!! Details here.
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    Lots of good pick material there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Petrus View Post
    I'm pretty sure the 1960s was a real decade though, though some might disagree.
    It might have been a real decade, but if everyone was too stoned to consciously remember being in it, then maybe it wasn't a real decade and time itself just stumbled straight from 1959 to 1970, like a drunken person who missed the first step at the top of a stairwell and regained consciousness on the first floor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dobe View Post
    lots of good pick material there.
    lol!

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