Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 07, 2018
Completed: Feb 04, 2018

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple 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: 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

Dec 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 8

glue in tail block

3

Dec 9

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

4

Dec 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 17

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

7

Jan 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 23

first coat of oil

10

Jan 24

second coat of oil

11

Jan 26

third coat of oil

12

Jan 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 31

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 2

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

Original Wood Set