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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 12, 2018
Completed: Mar 02, 2018

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple 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: Master
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

Jan 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 5

glue in tail block

3

Jan 5

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

4

Jan 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 8

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 12

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

7

Feb 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 17

first coat of oil

10

Feb 19

second coat of oil

11

Feb 20

third coat of oil

12

Feb 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 28

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

Original Wood Set