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Scheduled Start Date: May 22, 2018
Completed: Apr 23, 2018

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple 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

Mar 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 2

glue in tail block

3

Mar 2

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

4

Mar 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 12

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

7

Apr 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 16

first coat of oil

10

Apr 18

second coat of oil

11

Apr 19

third coat of oil

12

Apr 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 23

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