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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 02, 2017
Completed: Feb 21, 2017

  • Master Grade Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Mango

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 26

glue in tail block

3

Jan 30

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

4

Jan 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 2

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

7

Feb 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 8

first coat of oil

10

Feb 9

second coat of oil

11

Feb 13

third coat of oil

12

Feb 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 20

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