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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 28, 2010
Completed: Oct 24, 2010

  • 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. 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)

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Adam Stockdale

Adam Stockdale playing his original, "Weight of the World" on his Mahogany 6-string.
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

bend sides, glue in neck block

  

2

glue in tail block

  

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, glue neck/fretboard onto body

  

9

first coat of oil

  

10

second coat of oil

  

11

third coat of oil

  

12

fourth coat of oil

  

13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

  

14

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