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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 29, 2013
Completed: Oct 02, 2013

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 2

glue in tail block

3

Sep 3

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

4

Sep 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 9

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

7

Sep 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 25

first coat of oil

10

Sep 26

second coat of oil

11

Sep 27

third coat of oil

12

Sep 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 2

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