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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 26, 2012
Completed: Oct 25, 2012

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 4

glue in tail block

3

Oct 5

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

4

Oct 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 10

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

7

Oct 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 16

first coat of oil

10

Oct 17

second coat of oil

11

Oct 18

third coat of oil

12

Oct 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 25

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