" This Baritone Box of Juiced Wine has all the Deep Notes"

- Craig S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 20, 2013
Completed: Dec 31, 2013

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Walnut & Maple 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

Nov 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 24

glue in tail block

3

Nov 25

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

4

Nov 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 26

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 2

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

7

Dec 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 6

first coat of oil

10

Dec 8

second coat of oil

11

Dec 10

third coat of oil

12

Dec 11

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 31

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