Cascade Series

 

" Wow! Love the wood, love the sound, love the leaf, love the custom headplate, love that it's green, and love dealing with you."

- Mitch K.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 31, 2012
Completed: Aug 28, 2012

  • Figured Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple 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: 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

Jul 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 1

glue in tail block

3

Aug 3

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

4

Aug 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 7

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 20

first coat of oil

10

Aug 21

second coat of oil

11

Aug 22

third coat of oil

12

Aug 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 28

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