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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 23, 2011
Completed: Oct 09, 2011

  • Common Koa top, back & sides

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 23

glue in tail block

3

Nov 23

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

4

Nov 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 23

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

Aug 23

shape neck, dress fret ends

8

Jan 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 30

first coat of oil

10

Aug 23

second coat of oil

11

Aug 23

third coat of oil

12

Aug 23

fourth coat of oil

13

May 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

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