" I adore my concert myrtle ebony Mya Moe!  Just holding her is a joy.  I love the feeling of the fretboard, the smell of the beautiful wood, the incredible lightness and ballance. Nicknamed  "Miss Myrtle", she has a sweet voice, subtle and warm with lots of sustain when plucked, and a big ring with not a hint of brashness when I smack down the rhythm parts."

- Heidi Swedberg

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 30, 2013
Completed: Jan 16, 2014

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 19

glue in tail block

3

Dec 30

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

4

Dec 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 3

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

7

Jan 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 8

first coat of oil

10

Jan 9

second coat of oil

11

Jan 13

third coat of oil

12

Jan 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 16

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