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I love the sound, the wider fretboard is perfect for my larger hand size, I love the radiused fretboard, the fit and finish are wonderful and it is even more beautiful in person than in the pictures. I am thrilled! I knew it would be a bit bright, but it is exactly as I had hoped and a great compliment to my all Koa ‘K’, though the ‘K’ will now take distant second place!"

- Dave P.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 01, 2012
Completed: Nov 27, 2012

  • Brazilian Rosewood back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Bloodwood body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood 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: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

 

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Curly Redwood-topped Brazilian Rosewood

Tenor Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 4

glue in tail block

3

Nov 5

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

4

Nov 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 12

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

7

Nov 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 15

first coat of oil

10

Nov 19

second coat of oil

11

Nov 20

third coat of oil

12

Nov 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 26

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 27

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