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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 11, 2017
Completed: Oct 31, 2017

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Ebony & Maple Signature Headplate

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

Sep 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 15

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Sep 16

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

4

Sep 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 11

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

7

Oct 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 20

first coat of oil

10

Oct 23

second coat of oil

11

Oct 24

third coat of oil

12

Oct 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 26

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Oct 30

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set