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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 24, 2017
Completed: Feb 08, 2017

  • Walnut top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 17

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Jan 18

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

4

Jan 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 24

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

7

Jan 25

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 26

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 30

first coat of oil

10

Jan 31

second coat of oil

11

Feb 1

third coat of oil

12

Feb 2

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 6

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Feb 7

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set