Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: May 02, 2012
Completed: May 26, 2012

  • Figured Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone 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: 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

May 1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 3

glue in tail block

3

May 7

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

4

May 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 10

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

7

May 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 15

first coat of oil

10

May 16

second coat of oil

11

May 21

third coat of oil

12

May 22

fourth coat of oil

13

May 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 25

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