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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 14, 2012
Completed: Dec 14, 2012

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 19

glue in tail block

3

Nov 20

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

4

Nov 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 3

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

7

Dec 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 7

first coat of oil

10

Dec 9

second coat of oil

11

Dec 10

third coat of oil

12

Dec 11

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 12

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 14

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