" One word - flawless. Many thanks, it's been a pleasure dealing with some special people who produce a very special product."

- Dave C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 09, 2016
Completed: Aug 23, 2016

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & Maple Signature Headplate

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

Aug 1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 3

glue in tail block

3

Aug 3

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

4

Aug 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 8

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 9

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

7

Aug 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 15

first coat of oil

10

Aug 16

second coat of oil

11

Aug 17

third coat of oil

12

Aug 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 22

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