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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 19, 2017
Completed: Jul 11, 2017

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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.

 

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Front

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jun 12

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 13

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Jun 14

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

4

Jun 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 19

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 20

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

7

Jun 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 27

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 28

first coat of oil

10

Jun 29

second coat of oil

11

Jul 3

third coat of oil

12

Jul 5

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 6

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Jul 10

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings

Original Wood Set