" Hey Team, just wanted to send you more thanks and appreciation for all the hard work, care and love that you put into Beatrice. She is absolutely amazing. My neighbors love her too. I've noticed that they are spending more time in their backyards in the evenings. Maybe they are just doing more yard work, but I like to tell myself they are coming out to hear the lovely sounds of Bea."

- Capt. Weird Beard

 

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  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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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Master Grade Koa

Tenor Resonator
Build Schedule

Step

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1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

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

4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

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

7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

first coat of oil

10

second coat of oil

11

third coat of oil

12

fourth coat of oil

13

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
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