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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 14, 2015
Completed: Jul 25, 2015

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 12

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

glue in tail block

  

3

Jul 13

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

4

Jul 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 17

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 17

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

7

Jul 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 19

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 20

first coat of oil

10

Jul 21

second coat of oil

11

Jul 22

third coat of oil

12

Jul 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 25

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