" My friends at Mya-Moe just shipped me this mahogany and spruce instrument and it already feels like a dear old friend. Sweet, warm, beautiful, (loud! hey, I'm a guitar player), and the neck!!!! How did you do that? Feels like it was made for me. Thank you, Mya-Moe."

- Steve Einhorn

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 07, 2013
Completed: Jan 30, 2013

  • Figured Mahogany back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • 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

  • 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)

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 8

glue in tail block

3

Jan 9

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

4

Jan 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 15

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

7

Jan 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 22

first coat of oil

10

Jan 23

second coat of oil

11

Jan 26

third coat of oil

12

Jan 28

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 30

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