Cascade Series

 

" This uke is F$#%^*@ awesome. I have never experienced anything like what this uke offers. I was playing Tom Petty’s “won’t back down” to some friends earlier in the day strumming and chunking away but with family issues I found myself sitting in the dark playing so so soft and this uke sounds so full , rounded and warm !!! A word spoken would be twice if not three times the volume. It shines big time …It’s angelic !!"

- Ian M.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 22, 2013
Completed: May 15, 2013

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler 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

Apr 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 23

glue in tail block

3

Apr 24

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

4

Apr 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 29

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 30

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

7

May 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 2

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 6

first coat of oil

10

May 7

second coat of oil

11

May 8

third coat of oil

12

May 9

fourth coat of oil

13

May 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 15

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