Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 01, 2018
Completed: Feb 28, 2018

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Black wood 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: 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 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 30

glue in tail block

3

Dec 31

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

4

Jan 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 9

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

7

Feb 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 16

first coat of oil

10

Feb 17

second coat of oil

11

Feb 19

third coat of oil

12

Feb 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 27

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