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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 11, 2016
Completed: Jul 26, 2016

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 28

glue in tail block

3

Jun 29

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

4

Jun 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 12

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

7

Jul 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 18

first coat of oil

10

Jul 19

second coat of oil

11

Jul 20

third coat of oil

12

Jul 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 25

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