Eddie Vedder Replica

 

" It's been a wonderful experience for me. The instrument is gorgeous and it sounds even better than it looks, and that's saying something."

- Olivier H.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 24, 2014
Completed: Mar 11, 2014

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 19

glue in tail block

3

Feb 20

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

4

Feb 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 26

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

7

Feb 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 28

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 3

first coat of oil

10

Mar 4

second coat of oil

11

Mar 5

third coat of oil

12

Mar 6

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 11

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