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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 04, 2014
Completed: Aug 20, 2014

  • Master Grade Koa back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • 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: Specialty
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 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 4

glue in tail block

3

Aug 5

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

4

Aug 7

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 11

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

7

Aug 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 13

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 20

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