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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 01, 2017
Completed: Jun 28, 2017

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

May 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 30

glue in tail block

3

May 31

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

4

Jun 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 6

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

7

Jun 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 12

first coat of oil

10

Jun 13

second coat of oil

11

Jun 14

third coat of oil

12

Jun 15

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 20

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

Original Wood Set