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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 07, 2017
Completed: Jun 28, 2017

  • Curly Cherry back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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

May 31

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 1

glue in tail block

3

Jun 5

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

4

Jun 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 8

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

7

Jun 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 14

first coat of oil

10

Jun 15

second coat of oil

11

Jun 19

third coat of oil

12

Jun 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 27

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

Original Wood Set