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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 11, 2015
Completed: Feb 27, 2015

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Stephen W.

“Song for Willow”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 9

glue in tail block

3

Feb 10

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

4

Feb 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 16

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

7

Feb 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 19

first coat of oil

10

Feb 20

second coat of oil

11

Feb 23

third coat of oil

12

Feb 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 12

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

  
Original Wood Set