Molter Guitars

I am sorry , but once again someone has hacked into my website. There were several posts on my blog that were not from me. I have tried to play website developer and remove all of the bad posts and plugins that could have caused the breech. I hope this works because the last time someone did this it cost me 4 years of work that was deleted from my website.  I will hopefully have some more posts coming soon . I have been tied up trying to rectify this problem . 

I am finishing up 2 license plate guitars for my Brother and my Brother in Law. My Brother’s is made with a 1962 Florida plate and my Brother-in-Law’s has a 1970 Florida plate. The wood I used is walnut that I inherited from my Father. The walnut was salvaged from a building that was built in 1919 here in Jacksonville. The wood still has nail holes in it. The necks were constructed with the same walnut. The fingerboards are constructed with some old Rosewood of my Fathers that could be Brazilian. They both will be 3 strings with the option of a 4th string. I have to put some finish on them and then hook up the electronics. they both will have single coil pickups and an under-saddle piezo. I hope they like them.

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http://firstcoastmagazine.com/news/the-sound-is-in-the-wood 

Here is a link to an article featuring me that was lost when my website crashed. Pretty honored to be featured by First Coast Magazine.

I have started making Cigar Box Guitars and I have to say I am having a blast. I have just completed a version of cigar box guitar called a license plate guitar. I built the box out of spalted maple and used mahogany and walnut for the neck. I used curly maple for the fingerboard and purpleheart for the position markers. The license plate I used is a vintage 1964 Florida tag. I used this plate because I was born in Florida in 1964. I have a single coil pickup and a piezo installed and it sounds great. I now have started 4 more license plate guitars. I have 2 Camo Florida Gator plates for each of my sons. I have a 1962 Florida tag for my Brother and a Florida 1970 tag for my Brother in Law. For my boys I am using spalted maple for the body to match mine and curly maple , walnut, and birdseye maple for the necks. For my Brothers  and Brother in laws bodies I am using some walnut  that I inherited from my Father. This Walnut was salvaged from a building that was constructed in the early 1900s here in Jacksonville. I hope they like them.

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Well I have decided to start offering Cigar Box guitars and amps. I was watching You Tube awhile back and saw some guys playing these sweet little 3 string Cigar box guitars. I was blown away by the sound that these little instruments put out and they were made out of real cigar boxes.  I was so impressed that I went to the local cigar shop and got a couple of boxes. I have completed my first one and it came out pretty awesome. I am now working on a license plate guitar using a vintage 1964 (my birth year) Florida plate. I have made the box out of spalted maple and the neck will be constructed out of mahogany and 100 year old walnut. I cant wait to get it finished. Don’t worry I will still make all of my other models but I sure can crank these little things out so much faster than any other model. Pictures coming soon. 

Unfortunately I have lost 4 years of posts and blog entries due to a hosting problem of my website. I will be slowly adding as many pictures as I can but won’t be able to remember a lot of the blog entries. I will be working on this for a while.

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It has been a long time since I have made a post here on my website but here goes. 2011 was a very strange and slow year for me and my guitar making. I completed 1 guitar for a customer and started 2 others. I am almost finished with my quilted mahogany DCS that I have been working on forever. It will be a spec guitar that doesn’t have an owner…Yet. The other guitar I started is an indian rosewood 8 string baritone model.

 I haven’t got very far with these guitars because’ I guess I am going through a midlife crisis. I bought 2 vintage motorcycles and I have been trying my hand at restoring  them. I have actually sold one of the bikes and have been concentrating on restoring the remaining bike , a 1964 Yamaha . I have also been restoring a 1990 Jeep Wrangler. I guess I have been watching to much “Orange County Choppers” and telling myself I can do just as good a job as they do .  I guess I figure that if I can build an acoustic guitar from a log I can tackle restoring a little motorcycle and a Jeep. We will see how they come out.

With all that said, I want to let everyone know that I still am in the guitar making business. It is my true passion. If you have always wanted a custom guitar please don’t hesitate to contact me and we can talk about how you want your dream guitar to be.

I just wanted to post this about the constant e-mails I receive on my website that ask if I can teach people how to make guitars. I am flattered with the interest that so many people would love to be my apprentice. I unfortunately do not have the time to teach the many years of knowledge that I acquired through trial and error . I wish I had as many custom orders for guitars as I have had requests to learn the art of lutherie. If I did, I would become a very busy man with a very long waiting list. Thanks again for the interest in my craft. Don’t give up , keep looking

Here is the latest pictures of my current project. This is a DCS bent sides model  with quilted Mahogany back and sides and a Western Red Cedar top. I have incorporated an armrest with burl Walnut. I have also cut the signature side sound holes and also a single Benedetto style upper bout sound hole. I have got an amazingly figured Cocobolo fingerboard and bridge for this guitar. I haven’t decided about the fingerboard inlay yet but I am leaning towards a simple brass vine inlay at the body join. This guitar will be very simple with extravagant appointments. Can’t wait to see the finished product. 

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I finally have completed my new amp build. I copied the cabinet design from a Vintone Amp that I previously owned. I used mahogany for the cabinet and joined it with through dovetails. I stained the mahogany with a rich dark brown to match my bedroom furniture. I have a Jensen 10″ alnico speaker in the cabinet and have used oxblood speaker cloth to finish it. I have not been able to test the amp yet after about 1000 solder joints but I will soon see how it sounds. 

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