Natural Wonders Series

 

" Light flickers across her golden koa curls like light on water. As a camera can focus, she brings focus to intonation. Her voicing is precise, broad, and unforgivingly transparent. Yet, her neck and action are as natural as a glove to hand. She resonates with unwavering, unparalleled sustain. To hear her open up is to see an exotic flower bloom. She overwhelms me with humility, gratitude, and musical-ambition."

- Phil H.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 18, 2014
Completed: Mar 19, 2014

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 18

glue in tail block

3

Feb 18

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

4

Feb 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 26

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 28

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

7

Mar 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 9

first coat of oil

10

Mar 10

second coat of oil

11

Mar 11

third coat of oil

12

Mar 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 19

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