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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 22, 2014
Completed: Nov 13, 2014

  • Figured Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony 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

 

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Danielle Ate the Sandwich

Holly Jolly Christmas
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 21

glue in tail block

3

Oct 22

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

4

Oct 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 28

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

7

Oct 29

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 3

first coat of oil

10

Nov 4

second coat of oil

11

Nov 5

third coat of oil

12

Nov 6

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 11

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 12

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