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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 10, 2014
Completed: Dec 03, 2014

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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 by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

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Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 5

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Nov 6

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

4

Nov 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 13

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

7

Nov 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 19

first coat of oil

10

Nov 20

second coat of oil

11

Nov 24

third coat of oil

12

Nov 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 26

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Dec 1

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set