Cascade Series

 

" It just arrived today!  It is beautiful! And sounds amazing!! Thanks so much for all your hard work and attention to my new instrument."

- Phil W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 22, 2015
Completed: Nov 13, 2015

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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: 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

Oct 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 6

glue in tail block

3

Oct 12

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

4

Oct 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 28

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

7

Oct 29

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 2

first coat of oil

10

Nov 3

second coat of oil

11

Nov 9

third coat of oil

12

Nov 10

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 11

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 12

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