" 1839 arrived safe and sound last night. I am truly  amazed by the quality, the look, the feel, the tone, and the sustain of this instrument! After just playing the first note, I realized that I could not have made a better choice. Thank you so much! "

- John A.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 13, 2015
Completed: Sep 22, 2015

  • Red Maple back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is currently not available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 14

glue in tail block

3

Sep 15

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

4

Sep 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 17

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

7

Sep 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 18

first coat of oil

10

Sep 18

second coat of oil

11

Sep 19

third coat of oil

12

Sep 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 22

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