" Just drove through a snow emergency to pick this little baby up. Got stuck twice. Thanks for the beautiful work of art."

- Christopher K.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 29, 2014
Completed: Mar 02, 2014

  • Figured Mahogany back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Christopher K.

“Rubber Ducky”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 29

glue in tail block

3

Feb 2

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

4

Feb 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 9

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

7

Feb 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 11

first coat of oil

10

Feb 16

second coat of oil

11

Feb 17

third coat of oil

12

Feb 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 2

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