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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 14, 2017
Completed: Mar 02, 2017

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Rope binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Mario T.

St. Louis Blues
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 7

glue in tail block

3

Feb 8

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

4

Feb 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 14

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck, rout binding channels & glue in top binding (if any)

7

Feb 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding (if any)

8

Feb 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 21

first coat of oil

10

Feb 22

second coat of oil

11

Feb 23

third coat of oil

12

Feb 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 1

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