" My exquisite super-soprano arrived last night and it is everything I had hoped for.  Thanks for your beautiful work."

- Johnny R.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 14, 2016
Completed: Jan 26, 2016

  • Master Grade Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Mango

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Master Grade Curly Mango

Super Soprano Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 6

glue in tail block

3

Jan 7

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

4

Jan 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 12

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

7

Jan 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 18

first coat of oil

10

Jan 19

second coat of oil

11

Jan 20

third coat of oil

12

Jan 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 26

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