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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 08, 2013
Completed: May 01, 2013

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & 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)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 9

glue in tail block

3

Apr 10

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

4

Apr 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 18

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

7

Apr 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 23

first coat of oil

10

Apr 24

second coat of oil

11

Apr 25

third coat of oil

12

Apr 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 1

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