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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 08, 2017
Completed: Jun 29, 2017

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Front

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jun 1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 5

glue in tail block

3

Jun 6

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

4

Jun 7

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 8

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 12

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

7

Jun 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 7

first coat of oil

10

Jun 19

second coat of oil

11

Jun 20

third coat of oil

12

Jun 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 28

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

Original Wood Set