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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 21, 2012
Completed: Sep 24, 2012

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple 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

 

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Master Grade Myrtle

Tenor Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 21

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 21

glue in tail block

3

Aug 22

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

4

Sep 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 3

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

7

Sep 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 13

first coat of oil

10

Sep 14

second coat of oil

11

Sep 17

third coat of oil

12

Sep 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 24

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