" It's beautiful and sounds great. Thanks for the great work."

- Bill E.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 20, 2013
Completed: Apr 26, 2013

  • Figured Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone 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 and Aaron Keim. 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)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Mar 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 25

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

3

Mar 26

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

4

Mar 27

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 2

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

7

Apr 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 9

first coat of oil

10

Apr 10

second coat of oil

11

Apr 22

third coat of oil

12

Apr 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 24

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

14

Apr 26

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set