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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 24, 2015
Completed: Nov 30, 2015

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany 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

Nov 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 17

glue in tail block

3

Nov 19

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

4

Nov 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 22

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 23

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

7

Nov 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 24

first coat of oil

10

Nov 25

second coat of oil

11

Nov 26

third coat of oil

12

Nov 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 30

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