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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 14, 2017
Completed: Mar 24, 2017

  • Common Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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: Tradition
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 1

glue in tail block

3

Mar 6

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

4

Mar 7

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 8

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 9

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

Mar 13

shape neck, dress fret ends

8

Mar 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 15

first coat of oil

10

Mar 16

second coat of oil

11

Mar 20

third coat of oil

12

Mar 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 23

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