" Wanted to let you know that #1563 arrived safe and sound. I played for hours (until my fingers were sore!) when I got home. It's a marvelous instrument! I love everything about it, the look, the feel, the sound. I am at work now and can't wait for the end of the day so I can spend more time with it!"

- Khan W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 17, 2014
Completed: Oct 08, 2014

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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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Striped Myrtle

Baritone Six-String Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 29

glue in tail block

3

Nov 19

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

  

4

Oct 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 1

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

  

7

Oct 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 3

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 3

first coat of oil

10

Oct 4

second coat of oil

11

Oct 5

third coat of oil

12

Oct 6

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 7

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 8

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