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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 30, 2013
Completed: Jan 29, 2014

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

Dec 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 31

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

3

Jan 5

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

4

Jan 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 11

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

7

Jan 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 19

first coat of oil

10

Jan 20

second coat of oil

11

Jan 21

third coat of oil

12

Jan 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 28

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

14

Jan 29

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