Cascade Series

 

" WOW!!! My resonator arrived - absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much! The finish is so smooth I just want to run my fingers over it. I really like the way the fretboard matches the body. And best of all - it sounds great! The craftsmanship is outstanding. Truly a work of art!"

- Kimberly B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 29, 2013
Completed: Feb 19, 2013

  • Bird's Eye Maple top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

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Front

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Bird’s Eye Maple

Tenor Resonator
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 30

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Jan 31

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

4

Feb 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 6

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

7

Feb 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 12

first coat of oil

10

Feb 13

second coat of oil

11

Feb 14

third coat of oil

12

Feb 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 18

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Feb 19

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set