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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 10, 2017
Completed: Oct 27, 2017

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone 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: 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

Sep 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 14

glue in tail block

3

Sep 15

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

4

Sep 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 10

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

7

Oct 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 18

first coat of oil

10

Oct 20

second coat of oil

11

Oct 23

third coat of oil

12

Oct 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 26

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

Original Wood Set