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Scheduled Start Date: May 07, 2012
Completed: May 28, 2012

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & No markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: These one-piece sets are gone but Master Grade Myrtle is available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 8

glue in tail block

3

May 8

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

4

May 10

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 14

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

7

May 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 17

first coat of oil

10

May 22

second coat of oil

11

May 24

third coat of oil

12

May 24

fourth coat of oil

13

May 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 28

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