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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 27, 2017
Completed: Aug 18, 2017

  • Figured Sycamore back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler 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

Jul 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 19

glue in tail block

3

Jul 20

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

4

Jul 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 26

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

7

Jul 27

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 8

first coat of oil

10

Aug 9

second coat of oil

11

Aug 10

third coat of oil

12

Aug 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 16

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