" It's as good as I imagined it to be! I've been playing the heck out of it and the sound and play ability are perfect. The feel of the neck is incredibly comfortable. Oh, and the tone is amazing. "

- Juan R.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 27, 2012
Completed: Aug 20, 2012

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Ebony & 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
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Redwood/Curly Koa

Six-String Tenor Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 30

glue in tail block

3

Jul 31

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

4

Aug 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 6

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

7

Aug 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 11

first coat of oil

10

Aug 13

second coat of oil

11

Aug 14

third coat of oil

12

Aug 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 20

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