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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 01, 2014
Completed: Sep 26, 2014

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone 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: Classic
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

Sep 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 15

glue in tail block

3

Sep 16

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

4

Sep 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 18

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

7

Sep 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 21

first coat of oil

10

Sep 22

second coat of oil

11

Sep 23

third coat of oil

12

Sep 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 26

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