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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 31, 2014
Completed: Sep 02, 2014

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple 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: 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

Jul 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 12

glue in tail block

3

Aug 13

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

4

Aug 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 18

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

7

Aug 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 21

first coat of oil

10

Aug 25

second coat of oil

11

Aug 26

third coat of oil

12

Aug 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 1

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