" Just wanted to let you know the Tenor Resonator arrived safe and sound late Friday afternoon.  I've been so enthralled with it all weekend, I forgot to let you know it arrived!  It's a gorgeous instrument."

- Charles W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: May 26, 2016
Completed: Jun 14, 2016

  • 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

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 10

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

May 11

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

4

May 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 17

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

7

Jun 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 2

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 3

first coat of oil

10

Jun 6

second coat of oil

11

Jun 7

third coat of oil

12

Jun 8

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 8

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Jun 13

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set