Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 03, 2014
Completed: Jul 06, 2014

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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 by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

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Front

Full Front

Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Episode 97: Birth of a Mya-Moe

Completed Work Demo

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Apr 3

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 11

glue in tail block

3

Apr 14

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

4

Apr 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 3

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

7

May 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 1

first coat of oil

10

Jun 2

second coat of oil

11

Jun 5

third coat of oil

12

Jun 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 4

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

Original Wood Set