Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 17, 2017
Completed: Sep 05, 2017

  • Quilted Maple back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Walnut & Maple 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Aug 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 16

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

3

Aug 16

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

4

Aug 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 21

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 22

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

7

Aug 22

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 24

first coat of oil

10

Aug 28

second coat of oil

11

Aug 29

third coat of oil

12

Aug 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 31

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

14

Sep 4

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

Original Wood Set