" I sing in my chains, like the sea."

- Dan R.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: May 21, 2014
Completed: Jun 10, 2014

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 14

glue in tail block

3

May 14

rout & glue-in end graft, kerf top edge, kerf bottom edge, brace back

4

May 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 22

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 25

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck, rout binding channels, glue in top binding

7

May 28

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 28

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 1

first coat of oil

10

Jun 2

second coat of oil

11

Jun 3

third coat of oil

12

Jun 5

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 9

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 10

make saddle, (put in pickup, if any), cut nut, final fretwork, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set