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Scheduled Start Date: May 16, 2017
Completed: Jun 02, 2017

  • Master Grade Koa back & sides

  • Bird's Eye Redwood top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone 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

May 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

 

2

May 8

glue in tail block

3

May 9

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

4

May 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 17

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 18

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

7

May 22

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 24

first coat of oil

10

May 25

second coat of oil

11

May 29

third coat of oil

12

May 30

fourth coat of oil

13

May 31

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 1

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

Original Wood Set