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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 13, 2014
Completed: Sep 01, 2014

  • Master Grade Myrtle back & sides

  • Master Grade Myrtle top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood 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 and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 11

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 14

glue in tail block

3

Aug 15

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

4

Aug 20

brace top, glue back onto sides

  

5

Aug 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 19

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

7

Aug 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 24

first coat of oil

10

Aug 25

second coat of oil

11

Aug 26

third coat of oil

12

Aug 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 31

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