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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 16, 2015
Completed: Sep 30, 2015

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple 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: 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

Sep 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 20

glue in tail block

3

Sep 21

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

4

Sep 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 25

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

7

Sep 25

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 26

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 26

first coat of oil

10

Sep 26

second coat of oil

11

Sep 27

third coat of oil

12

Sep 28

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 30

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