Cascade Series

 

" My ukulele arrived yesterday! Thank you so much for all the love and craftsmanship that has gone into the uke. It will be a treasured member of our family for years and years and years. "

- Nannette H.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 02, 2016
Completed: Nov 22, 2016

  • Quilted Cherry back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar 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

  • 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: 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

Oct 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 31

glue in tail block

3

Nov 1

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

4

Nov 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 7

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

7

Nov 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 10

first coat of oil

10

Nov 14

second coat of oil

11

Nov 15

third coat of oil

12

Nov 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 21

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