Cascade Series

 

" It is gorgeous.   It is everything I hoped for and more.    Wood is stunning, love the rope binding and custom head plate.  Plays really easy, spot on intonation and sounds great (especially for such a little thing).  Just love the myrtle."

- Karen S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 23, 2014
Completed: Sep 24, 2014

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut 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: Master
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

Aug 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 31

glue in tail block

3

Sep 1

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

4

Sep 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 15

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

7

Sep 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 20

first coat of oil

10

Sep 20

second coat of oil

11

Sep 21

third coat of oil

12

Sep 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 24

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