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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 18, 2013
Completed: Jul 22, 2013

  • 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

  • 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

Jun 17

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 18

glue in tail block

3

Jun 24

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

4

Jun 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 26

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 26

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

7

Jun 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 1

first coat of oil

10

Jul 2

second coat of oil

11

Jul 14

third coat of oil

12

Jul 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 22

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