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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 24, 2017
Completed: May 13, 2017

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood 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: 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

Apr 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 24

glue in tail block

3

Apr 28

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

4

Apr 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 29

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 30

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

7

May 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 2

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 3

first coat of oil

10

May 5

second coat of oil

11

May 6

third coat of oil

12

May 7

fourth coat of oil

13

May 9

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 10

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

Original Wood Set