" Got my Mya-Moe in my hands yesterday! It's beautiful. Great attention to detail. The rope binding is really nice in person, and the fiddleback maple shimmers. Light as a feather, and very responsive. The maple and Port Orford cedar give it a nice bright, woody tone. I caught myself smiling without even realising. Thanks so, so much."

- John W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 15, 2013
Completed: Aug 14, 2013

  • Fiddleback Maple back & sides

  • Biscuit Ridge Fire Port Orford Cedar top

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 16

glue in tail block

3

Jul 17

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

4

Jul 22

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 24

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

7

Jul 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 29

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 30

first coat of oil

10

Jul 31

second coat of oil

11

Aug 1

third coat of oil

12

Aug 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 14

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