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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 29, 2014
Completed: Oct 15, 2014

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & 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: Classic
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

Sep 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 23

glue in tail block

3

Sep 24

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

4

Sep 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 29

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 6

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 13

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