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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 25, 2017
Completed: Feb 09, 2017

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • 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 17

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 18

glue in tail block

3

Jan 19

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

4

Jan 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 25

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

7

Jan 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 31

first coat of oil

10

Feb 1

second coat of oil

11

Feb 2

third coat of oil

12

Feb 6

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 7

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 8

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