" Hey Gordon - just received my beansprout today....To you & whoever else was actually involved in it's creation, I want to say THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!!!!!!! Its absolutely beautiful - both in tone & appearance. And the low wound G...heh heh, well, that adds a whole new dimension to the sound. I'm loving it.... and i'm now obliged to put a big effort into playing it properly! Beansprout is KING!!"

- Rod J.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 19, 2013
Completed: Jul 15, 2013

  • Cascade Series Wood Cherry rim & neck stained with a hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Brass hardware

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry Signature Headplate

  • Pearl inlays

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 19

glue on headplate and heel cap

2

Jun 20

trim headplate and drill tuner holes

3

Jun 24

drill hardware holes in rim

4

Jun 25

sand rim

5

Jun 26

install frets

6

Jun 27

glue fretboard onto neck

7

Jul 1

shape neck

8

Jul 2

shape & glue in dowel stick

9

Jul 3

first coat of finish

10

Jul 8

second coat of finish

11

Jul 9

third coat of finish

12

Jul 10

fourth coat of finish

13

Jul 11

assemble pot, install tuners, bridge and nut

14

Jul 15

put on strings, (put in pickup, if any)
Original Wood Set