pre-body build :: Chubbuck Mousa 003 hollowbody

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Here are the components laid out for Mousa 003 just before body assembly last month.  The top in this photo still needs the top bracing fit and installed along with the controls drilled out.

Peghead ears :: Chubbuck Mousa 003

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Gluing up the peghead ears on last week's Mousa 003 neck build. I like to do full ears as opposed to just adding corners. The difference is that you can't see the ear joint from the side on full ears where just gluing the extra corners looks sloppy and lazy. The extra effort is a pain but totally worth it.

Neck build :: Chubbuck Mousa 003

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I didn't get around to posting photos from last week's Mousa 003 neck build (all featured on the vlog).  Here I trued and roughed out the neck blank before routing the truss rod slot.  Next step is to fit and glue the peghead ears.  Note that the peghead overlay and fingerboard have been bound.

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Below is video of the neck blank prep from last week's#otb_vlog 050:

Chubbuck Mousa 003 :: neck blank

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Chubbuck Mousa 003 :: neck blank.

Three piece flame rock maple blank glued-up.