" It’s still like bein’ in the worm hole and it just got filled with rose pettles"

- Craig S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 25, 2012
Completed: Nov 19, 2012

  • Figured Mahogany back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Special Inlay 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Cedar-topped Mahogany

6-String Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 29

glue in tail block

3

Oct 30

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

4

Oct 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 4

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

7

Nov 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 7

first coat of oil

10

Nov 12

second coat of oil

11

Nov 13

third coat of oil

12

Nov 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 19

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