" Merry Christmas and look what Santa brought me!

Thank you for this wonderful instrument. It has exceeded every expectation and I will treasure it forever."

- Don H.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 03, 2012
Completed: Oct 09, 2012

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Don H.

Don covers “Stairway to Heaven”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 3

glue in tail block

3

Sep 4

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

4

Sep 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 13

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

7

Sep 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 18

first coat of oil

10

Sep 19

second coat of oil

11

Sep 24

third coat of oil

12

Sep 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 26

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 9

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