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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 08, 2016
Completed: Aug 25, 2016

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 8

glue in tail block

3

Aug 10

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

4

Aug 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 15

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

7

Aug 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 16

first coat of oil

10

Aug 17

second coat of oil

11

Aug 22

third coat of oil

12

Aug 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 25

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