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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 15, 2017
Completed: Nov 29, 2017

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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

Sep 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 28

glue in tail block

3

Sep 28

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

4

Oct 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 9

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

7

Nov 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 15

first coat of oil

10

Nov 20

second coat of oil

11

Nov 21

third coat of oil

12

Nov 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 28

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

Original Wood Set