" This guy is amazingly light.  Beautifully crafted.  Super sustain. Perfect wood combination. And the iconic headplate ties it all together. Many, many thanks."

- Sam D.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 24, 2015
Completed: Jan 22, 2016

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 26

glue in tail block

3

Dec 27

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

4

Dec 29

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 14

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

7

Jan 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 17

first coat of oil

10

Jan 18

second coat of oil

11

Jan 19

third coat of oil

12

Jan 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 22

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