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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 22, 2017
Completed: Jul 31, 2017

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Week 228: #2424, Striped Myrtle Tenor Classic

Char configures #2424, a Striped Myrtle Tenor Classic

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jul 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 22

glue in tail block

3

Jul 23

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

4

Jul 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 25

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

7

Jul 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 26

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 27

first coat of oil

10

Jul 27

second coat of oil

11

Jul 28

third coat of oil

12

Jul 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 31

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

Original Wood Set