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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 16, 2014
Completed: Aug 16, 2014

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • K&K Twin Spot 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 by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 10

glue in tail block

3

Jul 14

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

4

Jul 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 16

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

7

Jul 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 22

first coat of oil

10

Jul 23

second coat of oil

11

Aug 11

third coat of oil

12

Aug 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 15

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