" Words cannot express my reaction adequately. It is absolutely gorgeous looking, quiet elegance. And the sounds keep rolling around inside, my jaw is still hanging akimbo. I must rush to dinner, but tonight I'll be playing for hours!!! Thank you so much for your patience with me and for creating such a beautiful instrument."

- Leslie W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 05, 2012
Completed: Sep 26, 2012

  • Figured Mahogany back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • High gloss polyester finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

Sep 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 6

glue in tail block

3

Sep 7

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

4

Sep 10

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 12

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

7

Sep 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 14

prep for finish, tape off for spraying

9

Sep 18

fill pores twice

10

Sep 18

first coat of poly topcoat

11

Sep 19

second coat of poly topcoat

12

Sep 22

sand & buff finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

13

Sep 25

glue on bridge

14

Sep 26

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