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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 30, 2014
Completed: Nov 21, 2014

  • Figured Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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

Oct 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 28

glue in tail block

3

Oct 29

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

4

Oct 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 4

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

7

Nov 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 11

first coat of oil

10

Nov 12

second coat of oil

11

Nov 13

third coat of oil

12

Nov 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 19

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

Original Wood Set