Dave Matthews Replica

 

(scroll down for more photos)

 

Share this UkeTracker page on Facebook:
Scheduled Start Date: Jul 20, 2017
Completed: Aug 10, 2017

  • Red Maple back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Ebony & 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: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is currently not available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 11

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 12

glue in tail block

3

Jul 13

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

4

Jul 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 19

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

7

Jul 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 25

first coat of oil

10

Jul 26

second coat of oil

11

Jul 27

third coat of oil

12

Aug 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 8

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 9

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