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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 16, 2018
Completed: Jan 13, 2018

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Walnut & 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 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 24

glue in tail block

3

Nov 25

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

4

Nov 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 26

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 20

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

7

Jan 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 2

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 3

first coat of oil

10

Jan 4

second coat of oil

11

Jan 8

third coat of oil

12

Jan 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 12

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

Original Wood Set