" My lap steel just arrived and I love it. Just got to learn to play it :)"

- Trevor G.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 14, 2013
Completed: Apr 09, 2013

  • Ancient Kauri top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is not currently available for custom orders

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Ancient Kauri

Tenor Lap Steel
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Mar 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 18

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

3

Mar 19

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

4

Mar 20

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 21

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 25

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

7

Mar 26

shape neck, glue in back binding

8

Mar 27

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 28

first coat of oil

10

Apr 1

second coat of oil

11

Apr 3

third coat of oil

12

Apr 4

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 8

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

14

Apr 8

cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set