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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 21, 2016
Completed: Dec 05, 2016

Discounted $100 due to small repaired chip in the neck -- email for pic & details

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Rope binding & Special Inlay 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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Jon D.

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 9

glue in tail block

3

Nov 10

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

4

Nov 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 16

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

7

Nov 17

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

8

Dec 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

  

9

Nov 22

first coat of oil

10

Nov 26

second coat of oil

11

Nov 28

third coat of oil

12

Nov 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 1

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