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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 19, 2012
Completed: May 02, 2012

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Back

Front

Full Front

Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Curly Koa

Super Soprano Classic

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Mar 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 19

glue in tail block

3

Mar 20

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

4

Mar 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 3

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

7

Apr 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 9

first coat of oil

10

Apr 10

second coat of oil

11

Apr 11

third coat of oil

12

Apr 30

fourth coat of oil

13

May 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 2

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

Original Wood Set