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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 22, 2015
Completed: Sep 20, 2015

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood 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

Sep 11

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 11

glue in tail block

3

Sep 13

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

4

Sep 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 14

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

7

Sep 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 16

first coat of oil

10

Sep 16

second coat of oil

11

Sep 17

third coat of oil

12

Sep 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 20

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