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Scheduled Start Date: May 04, 2012
Completed: Jun 27, 2012

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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

May 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 7

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

3

May 25

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

4

May 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 14

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

7

Jun 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 19

first coat of oil

10

Jun 20

second coat of oil

11

Jun 21

third coat of oil

12

Jun 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 26

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

14

Jun 27

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings