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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 22, 2011
Completed: Mar 22, 2011

  • Figured Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 30

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

3

Jan 30

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

4

Jan 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 30

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

7

Jan 30

shape neck, glue in back binding

8

Aug 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 23

first coat of oil

10

Nov 23

second coat of oil

11

Aug 23

third coat of oil

12

Nov 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 23

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Nov 23

cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings