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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 29, 2017
Completed: Jul 20, 2017

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 21

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 27

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Jun 28

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

4

Jun 29

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 5

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

7

Jul 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 11

first coat of oil

10

Jul 12

second coat of oil

11

Jul 13

third coat of oil

12

Jul 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 18

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Jul 19

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set