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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 03, 2017
Completed: Oct 24, 2017

  • Curly Mango back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Custom 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

Sep 11

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 12

glue in tail block

3

Sep 13

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

4

Sep 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 5

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

7

Oct 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 10

first coat of oil

10

Oct 11

second coat of oil

11

Oct 17

third coat of oil

12

Oct 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 23

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

Original Wood Set