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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 15, 2011
Completed: Mar 14, 2011

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • No rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer. 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

Aug 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 1

glue in tail block

3

Aug 23

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

4

Aug 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 23

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

7

Aug 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 30

first coat of oil

10

Jan 30

second coat of oil

11

Jan 30

third coat of oil

12

Jan 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 30

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