Cascade Series

 

" What a beautiful instrument! It's visually stunning, feels so wonderful to touch, hold and play, and sounds amazing. I love it! Thank you for making my wonderful Cascade ukulele!"

- Donna W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 04, 2016
Completed: Aug 19, 2016

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Maple body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple 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

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 28

glue in tail block

3

Aug 1

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

4

Aug 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 4

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

7

Aug 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 10

first coat of oil

10

Aug 11

second coat of oil

11

Aug 15

third coat of oil

12

Aug 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 18

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