Molter Guitars

I have put the final coats of  lacquer on the guitar. I have glued the neck and am letting the guitar harden before buffing. This guitar has such amazing 3d figure. I cant wait to string it up. I know John is really excited and ready to get his hands on this beauty. It has taken a long time to get to this point and I hope the wait is worth it. I think I am going to tell my future customers that the construction will take a minimum of  6 months.  I hope it doesn’t discourage anyone.

Well if you thought this guitar looked good before with just mineral spirits on it, take a look at it now with one coat of lacquer. The koa is absolutely stunning along with the super curly maple bindings. You can really see the figure in the 5 piece mahogany, curly maple, and curly purpleheart neck. I don’t know if I am going to be able to let this one go.

Well I have routed the neck cavity and have fit the neck to the guitar. I have also drilled the tuner holes in the headstock and inlayed it along with fretting the fingerboard. The awesome Cocobolo bridge has been slotted and positioned on the guitar. I only have to shape the neck now and then the spraying can begin. I am still having a problem finding a Taylor with a thin flat neck profile to use as a guide so I might have to have John make me a carving template from his guitar as a reference.

I have installed the bindings on John’s guitar and fingerboard. I used a maple and walnut chevron  purfling to compliment the Koa body. I have also bound the fingerboard with curly Koa to match the body and to contrast the maple fingerboard. I have installed a bookmatched Koa headstock on the neck that came from the body wood. John has choosen the Cocobolo bridge for the guitar which will look great.  The next step will be to rout the neck cavity. It should look like a guitar by next week.

Well John I am finally putting some pictures on the website. I cut the pickup hole and have rough profiled the neck and headstock. I have also inlaid the fingerboard with the abalone satelite pattern. The contrast is very nice on the birdseye maple fingerboard. I have cut two different bridges to see which one will look the best with the Koa. One is Cocobolo rosewood and the other is Gaboon Ebony. The next step is the curly maple binding and chevron purfling install. I cant wait until I put some finish on this guitar. The figure of the Koa complimented with extreme curly Maple bindings and intense birdseye Maple fingerboard will be awesome….

I gave Ryan his guitar about 2 weeks ago. He was very excited with the final product. It was a long process but it came together pretty well.      I hope you love it Ryan. Send some pictures when you can

I have installed all of the components and electronics on Ryans guitar. I will now work on the setup and get the action just right. Ryan should  be playing soon.

I have come along way on John’s DCS.  I have completed the bracing of the top and back. I have cut the side positioned sound holes and have also turned some spalted maple knobs that will compliment the curly Koa and birdseye maple fingerboard. This guitar will be stunning when it is completed.

I have completed the construction of Ryan’s guitar.  I have engraved the heel cap and have sprayed  several top coats of lacquer. Just a few more coats and then I will let the lacquer harden before buffing. So far the guitar is looking fantastic. I cant wait to install all of the components and string it up.     Not much longer Ryan.

Here is the “second” burst for this guitar. The first attempt was very nice but it covered to much of the incredible figure of this guitar. With Ryan’s input, he decided to have more of the natural figure of the curly maple show and spray a subtle burst around the edge. I think he made the right choice. Its looks great