" WOW!! - not often that I'm at a loss for words but I'm speechless. Do I start with how beautiful it is or do I start with how beautiful it sounds? And the inlay just puts it over the top.  Many thanks to all of you, and Larry, for a wonderful job."

- John D.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 04, 2016
Completed: Feb 19, 2016

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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

Feb 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 4

glue in tail block

3

Feb 5

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

4

Feb 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 12

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

7

Feb 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 14

first coat of oil

10

Feb 15

second coat of oil

11

Feb 16

third coat of oil

12

Feb 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 19

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