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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 12, 2016
Completed: Jul 26, 2016

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: Master
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

Jun 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 29

glue in tail block

3

Jun 30

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

4

Jul 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 13

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

7

Jul 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 19

first coat of oil

10

Jul 20

second coat of oil

11

Jul 21

third coat of oil

12

Jul 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 26

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