" Your work is exquisite and the sound beautiful!"

- Trish C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 01, 2013
Completed: Aug 08, 2013

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot 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

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 30

glue in tail block

3

Jul 1

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

4

Jul 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 14

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

7

Jul 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 23

first coat of oil

10

Jul 24

second coat of oil

11

Jul 25

third coat of oil

12

Jul 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 5

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 8

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