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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 12, 2014
Completed: Apr 20, 2014

  • Common Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Ebony & 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: Tradition
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Mar 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 17

glue in tail block

3

Mar 18

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

4

Mar 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 23

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

Mar 26

shape neck, dress fret ends

 

8

Apr 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 7

first coat of oil

10

Apr 8

second coat of oil

11

Apr 14

third coat of oil

12

Apr 15

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 16

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 20

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

Original Wood Set