though an acknowledged genius at guitar design and construction, moseley lacked many basic skills necessary to be a good businessman, and thus the company fell on hard times repeatedly in the late 1960s and 1970s, but continued to produce mosrite guitars until 1993 in north carolina and arkansas. most of them were exported to japan, where their popularity remained very strong. the quality of the instruments always remained very respectable. semie moseley died in 1992. his wife loretta continued to produce mosrites a year or so after his death, and since 2008 has been selling custom mosrites via their website.