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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 04, 2017
Completed: Jun 28, 2017

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Pearl 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

Jun 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 4

glue in tail block

3

Jun 5

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

4

Jun 7

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 7

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

7

Jun 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 10

first coat of oil

10

Jun 10

second coat of oil

11

Jun 11

third coat of oil

12

Jun 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 28

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