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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 02, 2017
Completed: Aug 23, 2017

  • Honduran Rosewood back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • 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: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jul 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 25

glue in tail block

3

Jul 26

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

4

Jul 27

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 28

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 8

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

7

Aug 9

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 14

first coat of oil

10

Aug 15

second coat of oil

11

Aug 16

third coat of oil

12

Aug 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 22

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

Original Wood Set