" She arrived safe and sound... sounds and looks great, a good volume which I am happy with, not too loud and when I need her louder I have the K&K... so wonderful. Thanks and I look forward to playing her."

- Em R.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 03, 2013
Completed: Jun 18, 2013

  • Cascade Series Wood Maple rim & neck with a hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Brass hardware

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • No inlays

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

glue on headplate and heel cap

  

2

Jun 4

trim headplate and drill tuner holes

3

Jun 4

drill hardware holes in rim

4

Jun 4

sand rim

5

Jun 4

install frets

6

Jun 4

glue fretboard onto neck

7

Jun 4

shape neck

8

Jun 3

shape & glue in dowel stick

9

Jun 4

first coat of finish

10

Jun 5

second coat of finish

11

Jun 12

third coat of finish

12

Jun 13

fourth coat of finish

13

Jun 14

assemble pot, install tuners, bridge and nut

14

Jun 17

put on strings, (put in pickup, if any)
Original Wood Set