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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 03, 2014
Completed: Jul 22, 2014

  • Curly Myrtle back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & 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

Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Chantal L.

A Solo Arrangement of “Gypsy Rover”

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jul 1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 2

glue in tail block

3

Jul 4

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

4

Jul 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 7

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

7

Jul 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

 

9

Jul 10

first coat of oil

10

Jul 14

second coat of oil

11

Jul 15

third coat of oil

12

Jul 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 21

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

Original Wood Set