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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 17, 2017
Completed: Feb 01, 2017

  • Common Koa top, back & sides

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 5

glue in tail block

3

Jan 9

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

4

Jan 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 17

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

Jan 18

shape neck, dress fret ends

8

Jan 19

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 23

first coat of oil

10

Jan 24

second coat of oil

11

Jan 25

third coat of oil

12

Jan 26

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 31

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