" I played with my new baritone this evening with friends who play guitars, and my 718 sounded fabulous! I played a few regular uke chords instead of guitar-like chords, but otherwise managed pretty well. I love it and I'm not sure how/if I will fall asleep tonight!

I really thought the experience of my 2nd MM would be somewhat ho-hum. I was wrong."

- Kay K.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 01, 2012
Completed: Sep 03, 2012

  • Brazilian Rosewood back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Bearclaw Sitka Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood

Baritone Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 31

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 1

glue in tail block

3

Aug 4

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

4

Aug 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 7

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

7

Aug 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 18

first coat of oil

10

Aug 19

second coat of oil

11

Aug 20

third coat of oil

12

Aug 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 2

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 3

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