" I am LOVING it. The sound is incredible and it's beautiful!"

- Lynn P.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 20, 2012
Completed: Sep 10, 2012

  • Brazilian Rosewood back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Bloodwood body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 21

glue in tail block

3

Aug 22

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

4

Aug 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 28

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

7

Aug 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 31

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 3

first coat of oil

10

Sep 4

second coat of oil

11

Sep 5

third coat of oil

12

Sep 6

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 7

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 10

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