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  • Quilted Maple top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • High gloss polyester finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Rope binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

Star fret inlays

 

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Master
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

Step

Description

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1

bend sides, glue in neck block

 

2

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

 

3

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

 

4

brace top, glue back onto sides

 

5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

 

6

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

 

7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

 

8

prep for finish, tape off for spraying

 

9

fill pores twice

 

10

first coat of poly topcoat

 

11

second coat of poly topcoat

 

12

sand & buff finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

 

13

setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

 

14

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings