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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 22, 2012
Completed: Apr 19, 2012

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Gilbert tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Gilbert Tuners w/Snakewood buttons & abalone dot

 

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 no longer available.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Karen Siebert

She covers Keanuhea by Daniel Ho
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 30

glue in tail block

3

Jan 30

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

4

Dec 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 30

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

7

Dec 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 23

first coat of oil

10

Dec 30

second coat of oil

11

Dec 30

third coat of oil

12

Jan 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 30

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