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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 29, 2018
Completed: Mar 17, 2018

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom 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

Jan 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 30

glue in tail block

3

Jan 31

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

4

Feb 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 2

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

7

Mar 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 7

first coat of oil

10

Mar 8

second coat of oil

11

Mar 13

third coat of oil

12

Mar 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 16

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

Original Wood Set