" She's beautiful beyond my expectations."

- Jonathan P.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 01, 2017
Completed: Nov 21, 2017

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 24

glue in tail block

3

Sep 26

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

4

Oct 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 1

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

7

Nov 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 8

first coat of oil

10

Nov 9

second coat of oil

11

Nov 13

third coat of oil

12

Nov 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 20

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