" Just to let you know #1909 has arrived safe & sound and also to let you know how pleased I am with it. Thanks for building a superb instrument."

- Peter Y.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 02, 2015
Completed: Dec 15, 2015

  • Fiddleback Maple back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & 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
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 3

glue in tail block

3

Dec 5

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

4

Dec 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 10

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

7

Dec 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 11

first coat of oil

10

Dec 11

second coat of oil

11

Dec 12

third coat of oil

12

Dec 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 15

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