Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 15, 2016
Completed: Aug 29, 2016

  • Common Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • No rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Pearl markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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: Tradition
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

Aug 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 8

glue in tail block

3

Aug 9

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

4

Aug 10

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 15

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

7

Aug 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 18

first coat of oil

10

Aug 19

second coat of oil

11

Aug 22

third coat of oil

12

Aug 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 29

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