" Wow does this sound awesome (looks pretty awesome too!)!  What a fascinating instrument to play. I love how snappy this thing sounds!"

- Peter B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 05, 2016
Completed: Oct 26, 2016

  • Quilted Maple back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Bloodwood 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

 

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Peter B.

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 4

glue in tail block

3

Oct 4

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

4

Oct 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 10

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

7

Oct 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 13

first coat of oil

10

Oct 17

second coat of oil

11

Oct 18

third coat of oil

12

Oct 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 24

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