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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 22, 2017
Completed: Dec 05, 2017

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & 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: Master
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

Oct 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 26

glue in tail block

3

Oct 26

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

4

Oct 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 15

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

7

Nov 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 22

first coat of oil

10

Nov 27

second coat of oil

11

Nov 28

third coat of oil

12

Nov 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 4

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

Original Wood Set