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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 15, 2013
Completed: Nov 05, 2013

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • High gloss finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Ebony & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 14

glue in tail block

3

Jul 16

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

4

Jul 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 21

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

7

Jul 24

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 25

prep for finish, tape off for spraying

9

fill pores

  

10

gloss topcoat

  

11

buff finish

  

12

Oct 28

glue neck/fretboard onto body

13

Oct 29

glue on bridge

14

Nov 5

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