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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 14, 2017
Completed: Nov 28, 2017

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & Maple 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 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 27

glue in tail block

3

Sep 28

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 8

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

7

Nov 9

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 14

first coat of oil

10

Nov 15

second coat of oil

11

Nov 20

third coat of oil

12

Nov 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 27

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

Original Wood Set