Fillmore Gone?
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:53 am
So I see that Dana Moseley (who previously was working with Fillmore) is now working with a new Japanese company.
Previously, as I understood it, Fillmore was fighting to get the Japanese rights to Mosrite and keep KuroKomo from making their Mosrite reissues however they lost the lawsuit and neither company had any rights to the name in Japan. Fillmore was appealing that decision. I "thought" that Fillmore had the USA rights to the name and were marking the guitars that Dana assembled and added pickups to as the USA line. But I also know that Loretta had been making Mosrite guitars in the USA. So I am unsure who has the USA rights at this time.
Anyway Dana on Facebook mentioned that Fillmore lost the last lawsuits and are now bankrupt. It sounded like the guy she is working with got the rights to Mosrite and is hand building them in Japan. No CNC work at all. She will continue making pickups but I don't know if she will be assembling them. Front Porch Music has said on Facebook they will be carrying this line.
Is Fillmore completely gone? Does this new company actually have the full rights? Will that stop KuroKomo from making their reissues? What about the company that Loretta has?
I assume being complete hand made these will be priced WAY above what I could afford but they look fantastic. I know these forums are dead most of the time but thought someone that knows something might read this.
Previously, as I understood it, Fillmore was fighting to get the Japanese rights to Mosrite and keep KuroKomo from making their Mosrite reissues however they lost the lawsuit and neither company had any rights to the name in Japan. Fillmore was appealing that decision. I "thought" that Fillmore had the USA rights to the name and were marking the guitars that Dana assembled and added pickups to as the USA line. But I also know that Loretta had been making Mosrite guitars in the USA. So I am unsure who has the USA rights at this time.
Anyway Dana on Facebook mentioned that Fillmore lost the last lawsuits and are now bankrupt. It sounded like the guy she is working with got the rights to Mosrite and is hand building them in Japan. No CNC work at all. She will continue making pickups but I don't know if she will be assembling them. Front Porch Music has said on Facebook they will be carrying this line.
Is Fillmore completely gone? Does this new company actually have the full rights? Will that stop KuroKomo from making their reissues? What about the company that Loretta has?
I assume being complete hand made these will be priced WAY above what I could afford but they look fantastic. I know these forums are dead most of the time but thought someone that knows something might read this.