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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 29, 2014
Completed: Feb 19, 2014

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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

 

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Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Shop Minute: Taropatch

Aaron shows us the Taropatch model
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 27

glue in tail block

3

Jan 28

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

4

Jan 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 4

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck, rout binding channels & glue in top binding (if any)

7

Feb 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding (if any)

8

Feb 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 12

first coat of oil

10

Feb 12

second coat of oil

11

Feb 13

third coat of oil

12

Feb 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 19

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