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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 16, 2011
Completed: Dec 22, 2011

  • Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Tortoise body and soundhole binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

Note: Tortoise binding is no longer offered

 

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

Nov 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 23

glue in tail block

3

Nov 23

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

4

Nov 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 24

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

Aug 23

shape neck, dress fret ends

8

Jan 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 30

first coat of oil

10

Aug 23

second coat of oil

11

Aug 23

third coat of oil

12

Aug 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

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