Cascade Series

 

" I am crazy about it - but it will be a long time playing it before I can make it sound as beautiful as Aaron did [on the demo]. I marvel at its beauty and it sounds beautiful."

- PJ

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 12, 2013
Completed: Mar 11, 2013

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • High gloss polyester finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & Maple 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

 

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Bearclaw Sitka Spruce/Walnut

6-String Baritone Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 11

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 13

glue in tail block

3

Feb 18

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

4

Feb 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 21

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

7

Feb 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 25

prep for finish, tape off for spraying

9

Feb 28

fill pores twice

10

Feb 28

first coat of poly topcoat

11

Feb 28

second coat of poly topcoat

12

Mar 9

sand & buff finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

13

Mar 9

glue on bridge

14

Mar 11

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