" It´s very beautiful, and the sound of the instrument is fantastic."

- Reidar L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 24, 2015
Completed: May 23, 2015

  • Milo back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: Currently not in stock. Natural Wonders Series when available.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 26

glue in tail block

3

Apr 27

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

4

May 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 6

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

7

May 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 10

first coat of oil

10

May 11

second coat of oil

11

May 20

third coat of oil

12

May 21

fourth coat of oil

13

May 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 23

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