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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 13, 2017
Completed: Nov 23, 2017

  • Quilted Cherry back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • 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: Master
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 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 26

glue in tail block

3

Sep 27

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

4

Oct 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 7

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

7

Nov 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 13

first coat of oil

10

Nov 14

second coat of oil

11

Nov 15

third coat of oil

12

Nov 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 22

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

Original Wood Set