Cascade Series

 

" #980 has safely arrived. It looks beautiful AND it sounds beautiful. In the looks department, thank you for the beautiful maple on the fretboard. I am very happy with the wood choices in appearance and tone. I don't know how late I'm going to stay up tonight playing it and I've wondered if I wake up early whether playing it will wake other members of the household. I've felt like a kid all day waiting to get to open a birthday gift. AND I'm not disappointed now that I've opened it."

- Jana O.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 30, 2013
Completed: Feb 26, 2013

  • Quilted Cherry back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 4

glue in tail block

3

Feb 5

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

4

Feb 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 11

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

7

Feb 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 18

first coat of oil

10

Feb 19

second coat of oil

11

Feb 21

third coat of oil

12

Feb 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 26

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