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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 13, 2017
Completed: Mar 23, 2017

  • Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 28

glue in tail block

3

Mar 7

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

4

Mar 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 8

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

7

Mar 9

shape neck, dress fret ends

8

Mar 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 14

first coat of oil

10

Mar 15

second coat of oil

11

Mar 16

third coat of oil

12

Mar 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 22

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