" The bird's eye redwood top looks fantastic with the walnut back and sides. Thanks, Char, for the great wood selection and pairing. "

- Ron M

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 30, 2014
Completed: Jul 16, 2014

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Bird's Eye Redwood top

  • Maple body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple 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

Jun 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 24

glue in tail block

3

Jun 25

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

4

Jul 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 4

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

7

Jul 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 8

first coat of oil

10

Jul 9

second coat of oil

11

Jul 10

third coat of oil

12

Jul 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 16

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