Cascade Series

 

" It arrived on the 29th and I have to tell you that the pictures don’t do it justice.  It is a beautiful instrument, and sounds better than I could have imagined."

- Robert T.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 10, 2015
Completed: Nov 20, 2015

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

Nov 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 9

glue in tail block

3

Nov 10

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

4

Nov 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 14

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

7

Nov 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 15

first coat of oil

10

Nov 16

second coat of oil

11

Nov 17

third coat of oil

12

Nov 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 20

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