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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 30, 2013
Completed: Aug 06, 2013

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Biscuit Ridge Fire Port Orford Cedar top

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 30

glue in tail block

3

Jul 1

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

4

Jul 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 14

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

7

Jul 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 22

first coat of oil

10

Jul 23

second coat of oil

11

Jul 24

third coat of oil

12

Jul 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 6

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