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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 17, 2014
Completed: Aug 21, 2014

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Rope binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 14

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Jul 15

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

4

Jul 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 19

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

7

Jul 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 23

first coat of oil

10

Aug 11

second coat of oil

11

Aug 12

third coat of oil

12

Aug 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 18

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Aug 18

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set