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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 06, 2014
Completed: Sep 27, 2014

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 16

glue in tail block

3

Sep 17

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

4

Sep 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 19

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 20

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

7

Sep 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 22

first coat of oil

10

Sep 23

second coat of oil

11

Sep 24

third coat of oil

12

Sep 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 26

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 27

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