Re: hardprom, bluebill & LtDave's Leo Tribute
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 5:57 pm
On my end there were a few big items, work, family things.
My dads health has slipped. He's 94 and he has been in and out of care. He is back home with mom now. I've cleared out his shop and that limits me to some of the tools I rely on. They just celebrated their 74th anniversary and we're praying they make their 75th.
Work had the customer launch of the 787 and the 747-8 and other products that I had to train folks on. That took a large mental toll which took my focus from projects.
But the biggest for me was I had Lung Cancer.
They removed the upper right hand lung and I had Chemo and daily Radiation for 5 weeks. Chemo brain isn't fun. Still have pain when I breath where they cooked me but I am cancer free at this time. Now I have to loose some weight.
Mike through this whole process was supportive and encouraging. When I went in for my operation he drove over (Boise to Seattle) to see me go under and he was there when I woke up. Who does that? That's 8.5 hours each way! We have become friends and are respectful of each other.
I apologize for the long delay and if there is any information I can give you folks about the build just ask away.
The pick-ups on this guitar are P-90 clones and they are larger than the Mosrite pups. That made me change the body to accommodate the wider pickups by stretching the body both by length and width to keep the 4 degree headstock separation and the look of the original Mosirite. The vibrato is pretty close with some minor changes. I did drill the string pattern as the originals were drilled. The string guides are aluminum and the zero fret is a jumbo to ensure no buzzing in the upper frets. I did use the duel action truss rods in each neck and the fingerboards are from the same stock piece of lumber. The switches are Switchcraft and the pots are 500 ohms. The 12 string is strung like a Rickenbacker and the neck is the same feel so Mike can switch from one to the other and not be "surprised". The headstock letters are decals I made. Silk-screening wasn't in the cards this time. The decals are over a couple of coats of lacquer and topped with the finish coats.
My dads health has slipped. He's 94 and he has been in and out of care. He is back home with mom now. I've cleared out his shop and that limits me to some of the tools I rely on. They just celebrated their 74th anniversary and we're praying they make their 75th.
Work had the customer launch of the 787 and the 747-8 and other products that I had to train folks on. That took a large mental toll which took my focus from projects.
But the biggest for me was I had Lung Cancer.
They removed the upper right hand lung and I had Chemo and daily Radiation for 5 weeks. Chemo brain isn't fun. Still have pain when I breath where they cooked me but I am cancer free at this time. Now I have to loose some weight.
Mike through this whole process was supportive and encouraging. When I went in for my operation he drove over (Boise to Seattle) to see me go under and he was there when I woke up. Who does that? That's 8.5 hours each way! We have become friends and are respectful of each other.
I apologize for the long delay and if there is any information I can give you folks about the build just ask away.
The pick-ups on this guitar are P-90 clones and they are larger than the Mosrite pups. That made me change the body to accommodate the wider pickups by stretching the body both by length and width to keep the 4 degree headstock separation and the look of the original Mosirite. The vibrato is pretty close with some minor changes. I did drill the string pattern as the originals were drilled. The string guides are aluminum and the zero fret is a jumbo to ensure no buzzing in the upper frets. I did use the duel action truss rods in each neck and the fingerboards are from the same stock piece of lumber. The switches are Switchcraft and the pots are 500 ohms. The 12 string is strung like a Rickenbacker and the neck is the same feel so Mike can switch from one to the other and not be "surprised". The headstock letters are decals I made. Silk-screening wasn't in the cards this time. The decals are over a couple of coats of lacquer and topped with the finish coats.