" 1165 is here, and the sound is lovely, clear, and resonant as I hoped it would be. Thank you for doing a beautiful job!"

- Phyllis P.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 03, 2013
Completed: Oct 07, 2013

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & Maple 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

Sep 3

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 4

glue in tail block

3

Sep 5

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

4

Sep 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 24

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

7

Sep 25

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 26

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 27

first coat of oil

10

Sep 30

second coat of oil

11

Oct 1

third coat of oil

12

Oct 2

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 3

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 7

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