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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 17, 2015
Completed: Sep 26, 2015

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Rope binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
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

Mario Takada

Soprano Pineapple Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 25

glue in tail block

3

Aug 26

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

4

Aug 27

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 1

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

7

Sep 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 3

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 7

first coat of oil

10

Sep 8

second coat of oil

11

Sep 22

third coat of oil

12

Sep 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 25

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