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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 20, 2012
Completed: Jul 19, 2012

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber 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: 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

Jun 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 20

glue in tail block

3

Jun 25

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

4

Jun 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 28

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

7

Jul 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 2

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 12

first coat of oil

10

Jul 13

second coat of oil

11

Jul 16

third coat of oil

12

Jul 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 19

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