" This baritone is absolutely beautiful--even better than the pictures. The curly redwood is spectacular. The sound is perfect with lots of sustain. I just ran through "Take me out To the Ballgame' for the office staff, (We're all REALLY involved in this world series) so 851 has given its first 'performance'.

Thank you so much for this little treasure. It has found a good home."

- Jon W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 17, 2012
Completed: Oct 24, 2012

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & No markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • MiSi with LR Baggs undersaddle 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

Sep 17

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 18

glue in tail block

3

Sep 19

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

4

Sep 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 26

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

7

Oct 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 16

first coat of oil

10

Oct 17

second coat of oil

11

Oct 18

third coat of oil

12

Oct 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 24

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