Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 27, 2017
Completed: Dec 06, 2017

  • Quilted Maple back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

Oct 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 26

glue in tail block

3

Oct 26

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

4

Oct 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 20

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

7

Nov 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 27

first coat of oil

10

Nov 28

second coat of oil

11

Nov 29

third coat of oil

12

Nov 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 4

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 5

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