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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 24, 2017
Completed: Feb 12, 2017

  • Curly 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: 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

Jan 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 27

glue in tail block

3

Jan 28

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

4

Jan 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 2

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

7

Feb 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 6

first coat of oil

10

Feb 7

second coat of oil

11

Feb 8

third coat of oil

12

Feb 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 11

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 12

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