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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 09, 2017
Completed: Mar 13, 2017

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut 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: Specialty
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 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 9

glue in tail block

3

Feb 11

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

4

Feb 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 16

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

7

Feb 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 21

first coat of oil

10

Feb 21

second coat of oil

11

Feb 22

third coat of oil

12

Mar 11

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 12

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 13

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

Original Wood Set