Mobius Factory — Back in Full Production!
We’re back in full production, faster and better than ever before!
Finally the big move day came, and we were ready to box up and move all the assembly stations, all the parts, all the shop tools, and supplies and the hundreds of jigs and special devices that go to make Mobius Megatar instruments, so you can make music!
(1) The Big (empty) Assembly Room — before move-in day:
… and after moving in …
(2) The fretboard tools, where we cut fretboards to precise size before they get assembled onto the instruments:
(3) After computer-cutting machine #1 (Bobby) has cut the fretboards, he cuts out the 3D neck, and then cuts out the instruments. Just like paper dolls, only much, much louder!
(4) The pickups-array jig tools, where we make the pickguards to be loaded with pickups, electronics, active circuit preamps, piezo and midi circuit boards, tone/volume knobs, and stereo outjacks …
(5) The sanding station, where sanding and rasping prepare the cut-out Megatars for the finishing booth:
(6) The finish station, where we mix our finishes and sand the instruments between coats …
(7) Parts Store A, where we keep about a third of the small parts that go into the making of a Mobius Megatar instrument …
(8) The assembly table, with new-cut instrument far right, and instruments nearing completion with finish and frets and pickups on the left:
(9) The ‘Almost Ready’ stock of completed and boxed instrument bodies ready for fast assembly into the custom instrument of your specification:
(10) The shipping station, with two Megatars boxed (on right) and ready for shipping around the world:
(11) Patrick (shop foreman) working on a fretboard …
(12) Traktor testing the Feiten Intonation System on an instrument that’s ready to ship out:
(14) Shop dog Charlie, who will watch out for cats …
We’re just delighted with the new shop. Triple the space, and more work stations, to keep the jobs flowing smoothly.
While the computer-cutting machinery was disassembled for moving, we upgraded the electronics, to get even greater precision than before (though your eye will not see it), and faster production as well!
Now that we have our own spray booth on premises, we’re getting better finishes than ever before, and it eliminates the production delay of sending instruments out.
We still need more shelving for parts storage and more lighting, but all essential functions are reconstructed, and working better than ever before, to deliver Megatar instruments faster and better (and prettier) than ever before.
Everybody wins.
We like it. Even shop dog Charlie (and shop dog Daisy) like the new digs. And we think you’ll enjoy your new Mobius Megatar instrument, made better and delivered to your door more quickly than ever before.
Our voyage is complete. Thanks for coming along with us.
