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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 10, 2013
Completed: Oct 14, 2013

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding with Abalone purfling on top and back

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom 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: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 24

glue in tail block

3

Sep 25

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

4

Sep 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 30

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

7

Oct 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 2

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 3

first coat of oil

10

Oct 7

second coat of oil

11

Oct 8

third coat of oil

12

Oct 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 14

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