" It looks and sounds great. We could not be happier with it."

- Jodi L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 08, 2016
Completed: Aug 22, 2016

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Black wood 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: 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

Aug 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 8

glue in tail block

3

Aug 9

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

4

Aug 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 12

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

7

Aug 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 13

first coat of oil

10

Aug 14

second coat of oil

11

Aug 15

third coat of oil

12

Aug 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 22

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