Building a lefthanded Mosrite clone

[JuniorEnthousiast]

I slotted and radius'd the board:

This fretboard will be bound so I have to be sure all the sots are deep enough:

Binding is on, sorry for the blurry pics

Maybe my lens is a bit dusty :-?
Cleaned and lightly sanded the back of the fingerboard and the neck so the gluejoint is hardly visible.:

OMG here is a job :

Using an inner bicycle tyre is the way to go with an already bound fingerboard. It will be aligned automatically and gives enough pressure for a tight joint.

(have to fix that @#$$% camera)

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

Dutch style guitar builders code dictates you have to use at least one bicycle part each build.











I may just be stretching the truth a tiny fraction.

 

[marcusnieman]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[DrillerKiller]

Dutch style guitar builders code dictates you have to use at least one bicycle part each build..

:lol: :lol: :lol: nice !!!

 

[Mick51]

Dutch style guitar builders code dictates you have to use at least one bicycle part each build.

And the Silver Skates. Don't forget the Silver Skates!

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

Are you sitting down?
Anyone with a heart condition please have your physician check out these pics before you view them.










I'll give it a little time so you can brace yourself.

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

Cleaned up the neck today:

I think there is some shapin' to be done in the near future

 

[MIJvintage]

Are you sitting down?
Anyone with a heart condition please have your physician check out these pics before you view them.










I'll give it a little time so you can brace yourself.

invisible photos; my favorite kind :lol: .......................

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

N??h, that was just me hitting the space bar a couple dozen times for effect.










worked out great apparently :roll:

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

Thanks guys for the compliments.
Here a pic of the shaped neck:

[edit by Junior; waiting for parts like bridge and pups to arrive before work can continue, Oigun is keeping himself busy by building a telecaster on TDPRI]

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

Just received a picture of the handcarved mold M3*California are doing for my lefty vibrato tailpiece. They ran into some trouble with the first mold and decided on a do-over. Turns out the second came out better! This will go to the machinist guy and hopefully will be cast sometime next week.

 

[marcusnieman]

Just received a picture of the handcarved mold M3*California are doing for my lefty vibrato tailpiece. They ran into some trouble with the first mold and decided on a do-over. Turns out the second came out better! This will go to the machinist guy and hopefully will be cast sometime next week.

Are those wood forms? Very nice work if they are

 

[MIJvintage]

would those be considered molds, or plugs?

 

[marcusnieman]

would those be considered molds, or plugs?

That's what I'm thinking.... I noticed some pinkish filler on a couple of the pieces

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

marcus: these are handcarved wood forms. The first set had something wrong apparently. From these a mold will be made. There is some filler involved, yes. Not sure what 'plugs' means?

 

[MIJvintage]

marcus: these are handcarved wood forms. The first set had something wrong apparently. From these a mold will be made. There is some filler involved, yes. Not sure what 'plugs' means?

so they are plugs :wink:

a plug is an exact replica of the finished part, and is used to form the mold, in many manufacturing processes.

in the manufacture of fiberglass boats, to make a proper deck, or hull mold you first have to have a plug

it's a not so simple process;
1. construct a plug
2. fabricate a mold directly on the plug; once the mold is 'cured' then pop it off the plug.
Check the mold for any defects & repair.
The mold is now ready to make parts.
3. lay up the gel coat (paint), resin, glass mat, wooden parts, etc., & fabricate the deck, or the hull in your new mold.
Once the part has 'cured', pop out the new deck, or hull and you're on your way to making a new boat

I have worked with fiberglass molds & stainless steel injection molding molds, which are completely different materials but they do have a commonality.
Molds are 'female' & plugs are 'male'.

The wooden parts in your photo are 'male' so, that's why I thought they were plugs, and not molds :wink: .......................

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

Today the mailman delivered a rollerbridge;

nothing fancy

also delivered my M3*California RH100 pickups;

YEAH BABY!

building may continue now!
Everybody please keep your fingers crossed for the vibrato to arrive soon!

 

[marcusnieman]

Mighty fine!

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

So now the hussle of the contest (tdpri) is over I did a little work on the Mo:
neckpocket & PU cavities routed:

Measure once cut twice :lol:

A little mock-up

Drilled,glued the positionmarkers.

Sanded the back contour this pic is from half way I forgot to take a picture when I was ready.

Also fretted the neck It was a busy day...Pics later.

 

[JuniorEnthousiast]

click da pic!
Fred Smith playing his Mosrite on left channel, Wayne Kramer on strat does lead on right.