" I can't resist listening to it. I have found that the lighter the touch the more beautiful the sound. “Old Man Maple” doesn't like to be flogged to death. Also, the low g string adds a lot of punch without any effort. So, I thank you for having built such a beautiful instrument."

- Leighton H.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 08, 2011
Completed: Jan 16, 2012

  • Quilted Maple back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • High gloss polyester finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Fingering Roxy’s Waltz

Left-hand fingering techniques for Roxy’s Waltz
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 30

glue in tail block

3

Jan 30

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

4

Dec 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 30

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

7

Dec 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 23

prep for finish, tape off for spraying

9

Nov 23

fill pores twice

10

Jan 30

first coat of poly topcoat

11

Jan 30

second coat of poly topcoat

12

Jan 30

sand & buff finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

13

Jan 30

glue on bridge

14

Dec 30

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