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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 30, 2017
Completed: Sep 20, 2017

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & 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 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 24

glue in tail block

3

Aug 28

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

4

Aug 29

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 31

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

7

Sep 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 6

first coat of oil

10

Sep 11

second coat of oil

11

Sep 12

third coat of oil

12

Sep 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 19

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