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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 20, 2014
Completed: Sep 18, 2014

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Fishman Prefix Pro Blend 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
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

James Hill

“Voodoo Child”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 18

glue in tail block

3

Aug 19

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

4

Aug 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 25

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

7

Aug 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 27

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 27

first coat of oil

10

Aug 29

second coat of oil

11

Aug 31

third coat of oil

12

Sep 1

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 2

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 17

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