Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 29, 2017
Completed: Sep 19, 2017

  • Red Maple back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • 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

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is currently not available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Aug 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 23

glue in tail block

3

Aug 24

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

4

Aug 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 29

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 30

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

7

Aug 31

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 5

first coat of oil

10

Sep 6

second coat of oil

11

Sep 11

third coat of oil

12

Sep 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 18

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

Original Wood Set