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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 12, 2014
Completed: Sep 12, 2014

  • Quilted Cherry back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 13

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 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 19

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 20

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

7

Aug 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 26

first coat of oil

10

Aug 27

second coat of oil

11

Aug 28

third coat of oil

12

Sep 1

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 11

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