Cascade Series

 

" I just got my uke. I tuned it up, played it, and fell in love. <3 It's a beautiful piece of art. Wonderful craftsmanship (I'm a woodworker myself and I make custom furniture, so I appreciate the quality of the work). I also love the way it sounds. Beautiful! It is my all time favorite ukulele. Thank you so much for helping me select the wood, etc. I'm very, very happy!"

- Jeanne K.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 29, 2017
Completed: Sep 07, 2017

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

Aug 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 29

glue in tail block

3

Aug 30

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

4

brace top, glue back onto sides

  

5

Aug 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 31

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

7

Sep 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 3

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 3

first coat of oil

10

Sep 3

second coat of oil

11

Sep 4

third coat of oil

12

Sep 5

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 6

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 7

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