" This beauty is a hillbilly in a suit. It's refined but has that southern twang. Truly unique, impeccably executed. Thanks Mya Moe Team!!"

- Monica L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 27, 2013
Completed: Mar 27, 2013

  • Black & White Ebony top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood is temporarily available. Quantity is very limited.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 28

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

3

Mar 4

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

4

Mar 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 7

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

7

Mar 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 19

first coat of oil

10

Mar 19

second coat of oil

11

Mar 20

third coat of oil

12

Mar 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 26

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

14

Mar 21

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

  
Original Wood Set