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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 27, 2012
Completed: Sep 14, 2012

  • Common Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
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

Aug 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 28

glue in tail block

3

Aug 30

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

4

Aug 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 4

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

Sep 5

shape neck, dress fret ends

8

Sep 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 10

first coat of oil

10

Sep 10

second coat of oil

11

Sep 11

third coat of oil

12

Sep 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

  

14

Sep 14

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