Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 16, 2017
Completed: Nov 02, 2017

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone 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: 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

Sep 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 16

glue in tail block

3

Sep 17

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

4

Sep 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 18

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

7

Oct 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 24

first coat of oil

10

Oct 25

second coat of oil

11

Oct 26

third coat of oil

12

Oct 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 31

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 1

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