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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 16, 2017
Completed: Mar 19, 2017

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood 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.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 16

glue in tail block

3

Feb 17

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

4

Feb 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 19

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

7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

  

8

Feb 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 11

first coat of oil

10

Mar 12

second coat of oil

11

Mar 13

third coat of oil

12

Mar 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 19

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