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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 26, 2017
Completed: May 23, 2017

  • Milo top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: Currently not in stock. Natural Wonders Series when available.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 24

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Apr 25

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

4

Apr 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 1

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

7

May 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 8

first coat of oil

10

May 9

second coat of oil

11

May 16

third coat of oil

12

May 17

fourth coat of oil

13

May 18

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

May 22

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set