" I LOVE my new baby!!! It is a work of art. I will be the envy of my friends. Now I have to get busy and practice."

- Judy T.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 26, 2013
Completed: Jul 27, 2013

  • 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

  • K&K Twin Spot 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.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

  

2

Jun 28

glue in tail block

3

Jun 30

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

4

Jul 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 15

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

  

7

Jul 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 21

first coat of oil

10

Jul 22

second coat of oil

11

Jul 23

third coat of oil

12

Jul 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 27

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