" I thought I'd better take a break from playing and tell you how great it was to meet you today and how much I'm enjoying the instrument. It sounds as good as it looks...superb. "

- Curt L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 08, 2012
Completed: Oct 30, 2012

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & No markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

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

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 9

glue in tail block

3

Oct 10

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

4

Oct 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 16

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

7

Oct 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 22

first coat of oil

10

Oct 23

second coat of oil

11

Oct 24

third coat of oil

12

Oct 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 30

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