Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 03, 2014
Completed: Nov 21, 2014

  • Quilted Cherry back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Maple body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Custom 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: 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

Oct 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 29

glue in tail block

3

Oct 30

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

4

Nov 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 5

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

7

Nov 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 12

first coat of oil

10

Nov 13

second coat of oil

11

Nov 18

third coat of oil

12

Nov 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 20

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