" I love how light this axe is! This lightness translates as responsiveness, like an F1 race car, sweet and clear in the quiet, slow parts but loud and fast when I need to floor it! 5 stars!"

- Derek H.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 28, 2012
Completed: Jul 25, 2012

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • MiSi with LR Baggs undersaddle 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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Shop Minute: Workshop Waltz

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 30

glue in tail block

3

Jul 2

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

4

Jul 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 5

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

7

Jul 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 17

first coat of oil

10

Jul 18

second coat of oil

11

Jul 19

third coat of oil

12

Jul 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 25

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