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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 09, 2017
Completed: Jan 24, 2017

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • 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: 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

Dec 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 14

glue in tail block

3

Dec 15

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

4

Jan 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 4

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

7

Jan 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 12

first coat of oil

10

Jan 16

second coat of oil

11

Jan 17

third coat of oil

12

Jan 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 23

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