" Thank you so very much for an exceptional instrument, letting you know it arrived safely. I really like the clarity and how the notes can hold on forever if need be. The volume unplugged is impressive . I would imagine as time moves on the cone will season as well as overall tone, which is starting out really great fresh out of the case."

- Brian O.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 11, 2015
Completed: Aug 19, 2015

  • Black & White Ebony back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood is temporarily available. Quantity is very limited.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 21

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 22

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

3

Jul 22

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

4

Jul 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 28

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

7

Jul 29

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 12

first coat of oil

10

Aug 13

second coat of oil

11

Aug 14

third coat of oil

12

Aug 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 18

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

14

Aug 19

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