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Scheduled Start Date: May 03, 2018
Completed: Apr 19, 2018

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & 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

Feb 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 14

glue in tail block

3

Feb 15

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

4

Feb 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 17

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 5

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

7

Apr 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 11

first coat of oil

10

Apr 12

second coat of oil

11

Apr 13

third coat of oil

12

Apr 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 16

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 18

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

Original Wood Set