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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 27, 2017
Completed: Mar 16, 2017

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • 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
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 21

glue in tail block

3

Feb 22

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

4

Feb 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 28

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

7

Mar 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 7

first coat of oil

10

Mar 8

second coat of oil

11

Mar 9

third coat of oil

12

Mar 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 15

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