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Scheduled Start Date: May 09, 2012
Completed: Jun 01, 2012

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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

May 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 14

glue in tail block

3

May 14

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

4

May 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 16

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

7

May 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 23

first coat of oil

10

May 24

second coat of oil

11

May 25

third coat of oil

12

May 26

fourth coat of oil

13

May 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

  

14

Jun 1

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