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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 23, 2018
Completed: Jan 20, 2018

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut 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: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Nov 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 26

glue in tail block

3

Nov 27

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

4

Nov 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 28

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 4

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

7

Jan 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 10

first coat of oil

10

Jan 12

second coat of oil

11

Jan 15

third coat of oil

12

Jan 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 19

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

Original Wood Set