" Opened it up and what a beauty. I love it. Sounds great, plays great and is perfect for blues. "

- Lil’ Rev

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 10, 2013
Completed: Aug 12, 2013

  • Quilted Maple top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Rope binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 11

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Jul 15

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

4

Jul 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 17

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 22

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

7

Jul 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 26

first coat of oil

10

Jul 29

second coat of oil

11

Jul 30

third coat of oil

12

Jul 31

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 1

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Aug 12

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set