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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 10, 2017
Completed: Feb 02, 2017

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart 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

  • 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 by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 12

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 14

glue in tail block

3

Jan 17

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

4

Jan 20

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 21

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

7

Jan 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 24

first coat of oil

10

Jan 27

second coat of oil

11

Jan 28

third coat of oil

12

Jan 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 31

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 2

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