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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 08, 2010
Completed: Jan 05, 2011

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

bend sides, glue in neck block

  

2

glue in tail block

  

3

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

  

4

brace top, glue back onto sides

  

5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

  

6

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

  

7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

  

8

Aug 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 23

first coat of oil

10

second coat of oil

  

11

Nov 23

third coat of oil

12

Aug 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 23

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