" Words cannot express my reaction adequately. It is absolutely gorgeous looking, quiet elegance. And the sounds keep rolling around inside, my jaw is still hanging akimbo. I must rush to dinner, but tonight I'll be playing for hours!!! Thank you so much for your patience with me and for creating such a beautiful instrument."

- Leslie W.

 

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  • Figured Mahogany back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • High gloss polyester finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Leopardwood & 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: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule

Step

Description

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1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

glue in tail block

3

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

4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

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

7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

prep for finish, tape off for spraying

9

fill pores twice

10

first coat of poly topcoat

11

second coat of poly topcoat

12

sand & buff finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

13

glue on bridge

14

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