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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 13, 2017
Completed: Jul 27, 2017

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & Maple 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

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jul 3

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 5

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

3

Jul 6

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

4

Jul 10

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 12

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

7

Jul 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 18

first coat of oil

10

Jul 19

second coat of oil

11

Jul 20

third coat of oil

12

Jul 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 25

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

14

Jul 26

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings

Original Wood Set