" Beautiful beyond words. Thank you."

- Megan B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 25, 2016
Completed: May 04, 2016

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone 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: 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

Apr 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 14

glue in tail block

3

Apr 18

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

4

Apr 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 21

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

7

Apr 25

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 26

first coat of oil

10

Apr 27

second coat of oil

11

Apr 28

third coat of oil

12

May 2

fourth coat of oil

13

May 3

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 4

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