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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 02, 2013
Completed: Jul 29, 2013

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

Jul 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 3

glue in tail block

3

Jul 8

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

4

Jul 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 11

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

7

Jul 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 17

first coat of oil

10

Jul 18

second coat of oil

11

Jul 22

third coat of oil

12

Jul 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 29

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