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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 02, 2011
Completed: Jan 11, 2012

  • Common Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Tortoise body and soundhole binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Note: Tortoise binding is no longer offered

 

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

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
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

Dec 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 4

glue in tail block

3

Dec 21

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

4

Dec 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 8

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 9

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

Dec 13

shape neck, dress fret ends

8

Dec 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 14

first coat of oil

10

Dec 17

second coat of oil

11

Dec 18

third coat of oil

12

Dec 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 3

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

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