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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 03, 2017
Completed: Apr 20, 2017

  • Curly Myrtle back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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 21

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 23

glue in tail block

3

Mar 23

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

4

Apr 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 5

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

7

Apr 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 11

first coat of oil

10

Apr 12

second coat of oil

11

Apr 13

third coat of oil

12

Apr 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 19

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

Original Wood Set