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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 30, 2011
Completed: Nov 01, 2011

  • top, back & sides

  • Radiused fretboard with binding & markers

  • neck

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
Wood Availability:

 

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 30

glue in tail block

3

May 1

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

4

Jan 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 30

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

shape neck, dress fret ends

  

8

Aug 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 23

first coat of oil

10

Jan 30

second coat of oil

11

Jan 30

third coat of oil

12

Jan 30

fourth coat of oil

13

May 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 30

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