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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 16, 2017
Completed: Sep 01, 2017

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Ebony binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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

Aug 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 15

glue in tail block

3

Aug 16

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

4

Aug 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 17

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 17

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

7

Aug 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 23

first coat of oil

10

Aug 24

second coat of oil

11

Aug 28

third coat of oil

12

Aug 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 31

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

Original Wood Set