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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 30, 2017
Completed: Apr 19, 2017

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple 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: 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

Mar 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 21

glue in tail block

3

Mar 22

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

4

Mar 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 4

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

7

Apr 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 10

first coat of oil

10

Apr 11

second coat of oil

11

Apr 12

third coat of oil

12

Apr 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 18

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

Original Wood Set