" WOW! It is even more beautiful in person -- the colors are richer than how they show up in the photos. So many lovely little details in the wood and it smells really good and has a wonderful rich sound. I look forward to hearing how the sound opens and seeing how the wood ages. It feels magical just holding it. Thanks again for the fantastic work."

- Khan W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 18, 2014
Completed: Dec 09, 2014

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Maple body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: Master
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
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Khan W.

With his original, “Open Sky”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 12

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 13

glue in tail block

3

Nov 18

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

4

Nov 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 19

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 20

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

7

Nov 24

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 26

first coat of oil

10

Dec 1

second coat of oil

11

Dec 2

third coat of oil

12

Dec 3

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 4

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 8

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