helge Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Hi, my next project, hopefully starting tomorrow, is going to be a mosrite copy. i started drawing the template in a cheap CAD program. you can download the file at: Mosrite.dwg what do you guys think of the drawing. any advises??? i will use alder and maple neck. havent thought about the rest. i was a little spontanious this time. well, thats it for now. hopefully have some news tomorrow or friday. have a good night everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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helge Posted December 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 hi alexvdl. i know. i just didn't draw it. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 well, started the work on the body today. it seems soo huge. i hope i measured everything right. i guess it looks smaller, when the shapings are done. will start with them in a minute. here are the pictures after roughcutting the body and then the finished one. Body 2 Body 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 well, started the work on the body today. it seems soo huge. It'll feel more manageable once you get the carve done...the only time I've held a real Mosrite was once when Johnny Ramone asked me to hold his for a minute, but that was too long ago, I don't remember how heavy it was (I was in a state of awe, you see). But I have a Univox Hi-Flyer bass, same body shape, although the Hi-flyer isn't very thick. And I had an Eastwood Sidejack for a little while, and yeah, that one's a big and heavy guitar. This is going to be one cool project to watch though --what's your finish going to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 i like this one a lot. but since i thought about this project for the first time about 72 hours ago, i will take some time to think about the finish. i got another question. is the headstock angled??? i also think about 7 or 12 strings. what do you think?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 update: started the carve an hour ago. here are the first pics. Carve 1 Carve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 I will follow this build with interest. Love Mosrites. Love Ramones. the only time I've held a real Mosrite was once when Johnny Ramone asked me to hold his for a minute What can I say. You lucky b*****d!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 What can I say. You lucky b*****d!!! ← Yep The only advantage to growing up in New Jersey was that the Ramones would come to town and play the local bar and maybe 20 people would show up, maybe...those were the best shows of all, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 what do you guys think of the carve??? i dont really know how it's supposed to look. any suggestions??? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 what do you guys think of the carve??? i dont really know how it's supposed to look. any suggestions??? thanks. ← Well, what kind of carve look are you going for? PRS/Les Paul-esque? Or something a bit different? Right now it's got a similar carve/vibe to Matt's (GuitarFrenzy's) red Swamp Ash November GOTM entry. If that's what you're going for, sure. Different strokes for different folks. I prefer a smoother, more 'traditional' carve on my own builds. This is the best shot I've got: http://www.xs4all.nl/~mvalente/guitarpics/pat_body_39.jpg See if you can dig up some pictures of mandolin plans, or better yet, go to a store and fondle some carved top guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Here's an excellent carve Not a Mosrite, an Eastwood And here's a Mosrite Mark V And then there's the Univox Hi Flyer --more Rite than Mos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tirapop Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Have you seen Hitone's Mosrite build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Have you seen Hitone's Mosrite build? ← Yeah, hard to believe it was his first build too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 got some of the carve done today: Carve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted December 18, 2005 Report Share Posted December 18, 2005 Coming along nicely man! Good luck with the rest of the build ~~ TS ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 got some of the carve done today: Carve 2 ← Wow, that looks good. How did you get from the progress on the first photo to the second? After you routed the two steps, did you finish it off by hand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 thanks everybody, yes, its all done with a rough, a small rasp and sandingpaper of course. its fast and really exact, too. the carve took me about 2 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Very very very nice helge... danm i like the look of this guitar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 only had an hour to work on the body today. did some more work on the carve. as you can see its only rough sanded. here are 3 pictures. it looks better in reality then in the pics :-) . Carve 1 Carve 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted December 20, 2005 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 sry if you posted this already but what wood is it made of ? it looks really nice and really good to work with. Good Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted December 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 got the lower cutaway up to the "ass" done today. didn't do it like on real mosrites. a little different. but i like it better this way. will show pictures tomorrow. btw, if anybody has questions, heres my icq number: 105727833 the wood is red alder aka european alder. usually it doesn't have to dark spots in it. i wont use a translucent finish though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samba Pa Ti Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 those "spots" are the nicest part of the wood i think, i might get some for my next build an albert collins tele http://www.realguitars.de/git/collinstele1.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 the wood is red alder aka european alder. usually it doesn't have to dark spots in it. i wont use a translucent finish though. ← Depends on what you want. If you really want a solid color, go for it (they're great too...just around here, people turn up their noses at anything without a massive flame thing going on). Personally, I like the looks of the darks spots and all...think it gives the wood some character. And I think you'll find they look even better once you've sealed it. So if you really wanted translucent, I say go for that. Just don't forget the pickguard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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