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Scheduled Start Date: May 31, 2016
Completed: Jun 20, 2016

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • 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: 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

May 31

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 4

glue in tail block

3

Jun 4

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

4

Jun 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 15

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

7

Jun 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 16

first coat of oil

10

Jun 16

second coat of oil

11

Jun 17

third coat of oil

12

Jun 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 20

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