" What drew me the Mya-Moe is their understated elegance; they're absolutely classically exquisite without going off the ostentatious ‘deep-end’."

- Paul F.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 30, 2016
Completed: Sep 16, 2016

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Front

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Aug 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 19

glue in tail block

3

Aug 22

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

4

Aug 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 29

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

7

Aug 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 31

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 1

first coat of oil

10

Sep 5

second coat of oil

11

Sep 6

third coat of oil

12

Sep 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 14

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

Original Wood Set