Mossman Guitars article in Winfield Daily Courier, February 23,1980
Collection: Winfield Notable Artists
Title
Mossman Guitars article in Winfield Daily Courier, February 23,1980
Subject
S. L. Mossman Co.
Winfield Daily Courier
Newspaper Article
Description
This article highlights the fact that many say, the Mossman guitars are of the world's finest.
Creator
Winfield Daily Courier
Source
Winfield Public Library
Publisher
Winfield Public Library, Winfield, Kansas USA
Date
1980-02-23
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Format
text/plain
Language
English
Type
Clippings
Citation
Winfield Daily Courier, “Mossman Guitars article in Winfield Daily Courier, February 23,1980,” Winfield Digital Collections, accessed June 24, 2026, https://winfield.digitalsckls.info/item/187.
Text
Mossman guitars
Many say th<
By JANE RICHARDS
Undaunted by casualties and diappointments that would have crushed most men, Winfield musician and craftsman Stuart Mossman is making guitars again — guitars that are considered by many to be the finest in the world.
Mossman originally set up shop in 1970 at Strother Field, had four employees by 1971 and 28 by 1975 when the factory was destroyed by fire.
Six months later he was back in business. By 1976 he had 50 employees who were producing eight guitars a day — and the company was beginning to show a profit. Then, in 1977, following an un-fortunate distribution arrangement with C.G. Conn Ltd., Mossman was forced to close his factory.
New location
Mossman Guitars is now located at 2102 E. 9th. “We are making about 100 guitars a year now — mostly on direct
order from customers,’’ Mossman explains.
“We” includes Mossman, his wife Kendra who works part time, and Chris Fisher who has been with Mossman for seven years and was shop foreman at the Strother Field factory.
The trio is continuing the production of four Mossman Guitar models: the Flint Hills, Timber Creek, Great Plains and Golden Era. The Golden Era, which features a very intricate vine of abalone shell inlaid along the entire length of the finger-board, is the top of the line.
New design produces
even better sound
Fisher e n -thusiastically points out that the new Mossman guitars feature a new bracing design which, he says, produces a sound that is even better than that produced by older Mossman instruments.
Mossman states that the company has a three and one half month backlog of orders. He notes that they just
delivered his seventh Mossman guitar to David Carradine, and, he adds,“We have just finished one for Albert Lee and right now, we are making guitars for Stacy Keech, Emmy Lou Harris and Eric Clapton.” Bobbie Carradine recently spent some time at the shop helping to make his own guitar.
Most of Mossman’s guitar-making machinery was designed and assembled in the new shop. “You can’t just go out and buy guitar-making equipment,” Mossman explains, “but we were able to buy back a few of our old machines from the Cripple Creek Dulcimer Shop that had bought everything that was in our Strother Field factory.
As for the future, Mossman states that he has no plans for expansion. He is glad to be making guitars in Winfield again. The orders keep coming in, and he will be satisfied with an annual production of 100 guitars.
Winfield, (Kan.) Daily Courier, Sat. Feb. 23, 1980
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ORIGINAL MACHINE — Chris Fisher (left) and Stuart Mossman remove shaped guitar sides from bending iron that was designed and assembled in the new Mossman Guitars shop at 2102 E. 9th. Mossman, who declares it to be the “best bending
iron I’ve ever seen,” stales that they have designed and assembled most of the equipment used in the production of Mossman guitars. (Richards photo)
Original Format
Paper
Title
Mossman Guitars article in Winfield Daily Courier, February 23,1980
Subject
S. L. Mossman Co.
Winfield Daily Courier
Newspaper Article
Description
This article highlights the fact that many say, the Mossman guitars are of the world's finest.
Creator
Winfield Daily Courier
Source
Winfield Public Library
Publisher
Winfield Public Library, Winfield, Kansas USA
Date
1980-02-23
Rights
Format
text/plain
Language
English
Type
Clippings
Citation
Winfield Daily Courier, “Mossman Guitars article in Winfield Daily Courier, February 23,1980,” Winfield Digital Collections, accessed June 24, 2026, https://winfield.digitalsckls.info/item/187.Text
Mossman guitars
Many say th<
By JANE RICHARDS
Undaunted by casualties and diappointments that would have crushed most men, Winfield musician and craftsman Stuart Mossman is making guitars again — guitars that are considered by many to be the finest in the world.
Mossman originally set up shop in 1970 at Strother Field, had four employees by 1971 and 28 by 1975 when the factory was destroyed by fire.
Six months later he was back in business. By 1976 he had 50 employees who were producing eight guitars a day — and the company was beginning to show a profit. Then, in 1977, following an un-fortunate distribution arrangement with C.G. Conn Ltd., Mossman was forced to close his factory.
New location
Mossman Guitars is now located at 2102 E. 9th. “We are making about 100 guitars a year now — mostly on direct
order from customers,’’ Mossman explains.
“We” includes Mossman, his wife Kendra who works part time, and Chris Fisher who has been with Mossman for seven years and was shop foreman at the Strother Field factory.
The trio is continuing the production of four Mossman Guitar models: the Flint Hills, Timber Creek, Great Plains and Golden Era. The Golden Era, which features a very intricate vine of abalone shell inlaid along the entire length of the finger-board, is the top of the line.
New design produces
even better sound
Fisher e n -thusiastically points out that the new Mossman guitars feature a new bracing design which, he says, produces a sound that is even better than that produced by older Mossman instruments.
Mossman states that the company has a three and one half month backlog of orders. He notes that they just
delivered his seventh Mossman guitar to David Carradine, and, he adds,“We have just finished one for Albert Lee and right now, we are making guitars for Stacy Keech, Emmy Lou Harris and Eric Clapton.” Bobbie Carradine recently spent some time at the shop helping to make his own guitar.
Most of Mossman’s guitar-making machinery was designed and assembled in the new shop. “You can’t just go out and buy guitar-making equipment,” Mossman explains, “but we were able to buy back a few of our old machines from the Cripple Creek Dulcimer Shop that had bought everything that was in our Strother Field factory.
As for the future, Mossman states that he has no plans for expansion. He is glad to be making guitars in Winfield again. The orders keep coming in, and he will be satisfied with an annual production of 100 guitars.
Winfield, (Kan.) Daily Courier, Sat. Feb. 23, 1980
27
ORIGINAL MACHINE — Chris Fisher (left) and Stuart Mossman remove shaped guitar sides from bending iron that was designed and assembled in the new Mossman Guitars shop at 2102 E. 9th. Mossman, who declares it to be the “best bending
iron I’ve ever seen,” stales that they have designed and assembled most of the equipment used in the production of Mossman guitars. (Richards photo)
Original Format
Paper