Cascade Series

 

" I picked up the ukulele yesterday and it is in perfect condition. The ukulele is BEAUTIFUL!  The quilted maple gives it the look of satin; the tone is bright - just what I was looking for; and the volume - WOW!  I love the peghed tuners - so light!  You all truly do beautiful, amazing work - not just in creating the instrument, but in creating an atmosphere of community.  I feel like a member of a family, not like a customer."

- Steve J.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 15, 2015
Completed: Jan 12, 2016

  • Quilted Maple back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Leaf Inlay 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

Dec 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 14

glue in tail block

3

Dec 15

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

4

Dec 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 17

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 30

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

7

Dec 31

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 1

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 4

first coat of oil

10

Jan 5

second coat of oil

11

Jan 6

third coat of oil

12

Jan 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 8

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 11

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