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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 04, 2017
Completed: Jul 14, 2017

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Special Inlay 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

Jul 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 4

glue in tail block

3

Jul 7

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

4

Jul 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 8

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 8

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

7

Jul 9

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 10

first coat of oil

10

Jul 11

second coat of oil

11

Jul 12

third coat of oil

12

Jul 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 14

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