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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 26, 2017
Completed: Nov 15, 2017

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Custom 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Sep 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 19

glue in tail block

3

Sep 20

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

4

Sep 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 30

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

7

Oct 31

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 1

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 2

first coat of oil

10

Nov 7

second coat of oil

11

Nov 8

third coat of oil

12

Nov 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 14

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

Original Wood Set