" The straight grain redwood top is a perfect match with the red maple body and sides. It is truly dazzling."

- Ron M.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 05, 2016
Completed: Aug 16, 2016

  • Red Maple back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple 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: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is currently not available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 6

glue in tail block

3

Aug 8

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

4

Aug 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 10

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

7

Aug 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 11

first coat of oil

10

Aug 12

second coat of oil

11

Aug 13

third coat of oil

12

Aug 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 16

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