Cascade Series

 

" Thank you! This uke is absolutely stunning and as expected, the craftsmanship is superb. It has instantly become a favorite. It's also amazing how open it sounds right out of the box and I am sure it will sound even better over time."

- Mitch K.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 04, 2013
Completed: Oct 23, 2013

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle 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

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 available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 3

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 24

glue in tail block

3

Sep 25

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

4

Sep 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 1

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

7

Oct 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 8

first coat of oil

10

Oct 9

second coat of oil

11

Oct 15

third coat of oil

12

Oct 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 23

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