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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 26, 2017
Completed: Aug 16, 2017

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jul 17

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 18

glue in tail block

3

Jul 19

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

4

Jul 20

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 25

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

7

Jul 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 27

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 7

first coat of oil

10

Aug 8

second coat of oil

11

Aug 9

third coat of oil

12

Aug 10

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 15

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

Original Wood Set