Cascade Series

 

" Love my new Frog's Hair Myrtle Uke!"

- Bill R.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 09, 2013
Completed: May 02, 2013

  • Master Grade Frog's Hair Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple 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 not currently available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 10

glue in tail block

3

Apr 11

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

4

Apr 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 19

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

7

Apr 22

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 24

first coat of oil

10

Apr 25

second coat of oil

11

Apr 29

third coat of oil

12

Apr 30

fourth coat of oil

13

May 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 2

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