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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 14, 2017
Completed: Dec 21, 2017

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & No markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & 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

Nov 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 7

glue in tail block

3

Nov 8

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

4

Nov 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 6

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

7

Dec 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 12

first coat of oil

10

Dec 13

second coat of oil

11

Dec 14

third coat of oil

12

Dec 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 20

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

Original Wood Set