Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: May 30, 2013
Completed: Jun 27, 2013

Note: This was a demo instrument (Victoria Vox) and has been discounted. It is in as-new condition.

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • MiSi, LR Baggs undersaddle pickup & volume control

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

May 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 3

glue in tail block

3

Jun 4

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

4

Jun 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 13

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

7

Jun 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 18

first coat of oil

10

Jun 19

second coat of oil

11

Jun 20

third coat of oil

12

Jun 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 26

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