Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 28, 2014
Completed: Aug 27, 2014

  • Quilted Cherry back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge pickup

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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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jul 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 22

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Jul 23

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

4

Jul 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 13

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

7

Aug 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 18

first coat of oil

10

Aug 19

second coat of oil

11

Aug 20

third coat of oil

12

Aug 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 25

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Aug 26

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings

Original Wood Set