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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 07, 2011
Completed: Feb 25, 2011

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • MiSi, LR Baggs undersaddle pickup & volume control

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)

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Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Victoria Vox

Victoria Vox in week 15 of her 52-week project covers "Blackbird"
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 30

glue in tail block

3

Jan 30

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

4

Dec 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 30

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

7

Dec 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 23

first coat of oil

10

Jan 30

second coat of oil

11

Jan 30

third coat of oil

12

Jan 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 30

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