" I love my new instrument. The love and care shine in each detail. I now own two pieces of American music history."

- Dona G.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 07, 2017
Completed: Jul 16, 2017

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

Jul 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 8

glue in tail block

3

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

  

4

Jul 10

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 10

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

7

Jul 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 11

first coat of oil

10

Jul 12

second coat of oil

11

Jul 13

third coat of oil

12

Jul 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 16

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