" I'm lovin that beansprout! The more I play it the more I like it.wonderful action, great sound. Very versatile (can play it with fingers or a pick) and it's really cute!"

- Doug T.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: May 22, 2012
Completed: Jun 22, 2012

  • Cascade Series Wood Maple rim & neck stained Bordeaux with a hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Brass hardware

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Pearl inlays

Note: we no longer stain the banjo wood (but we offer several different natural wood choices)

 

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 16

glue on headplate and heel cap

2

May 23

trim headplate and drill tuner holes

3

Jun 11

drill hardware holes in rim

4

Jun 12

sand rim

  

5

Jun 13

install frets

  

6

May 29

glue fretboard onto neck

7

Jun 11

shape neck

8

Jun 12

shape & glue in dowel stick

9

Jun 20

first coat of finish

  

10

Jun 14

second coat of finish

11

Jun 18

third coat of finish

12

Jun 19

fourth coat of finish

13

Jun 20

assemble pot, install tuners, bridge and nut

14

Jun 21

put on strings, (put in pickup, if any)
Original Wood Set