Cascade Series

 

" The 'Miss Cascadia' ukulele arrived safe & sound. 'She' sounds awesome & is so light to hold & my oh my - is she ever gorgeous!!! Thanks again for a beautifully crafted fine instrument! P.S. I am having a hard time putting my new ukulele down. Because of the radiused fretboard & light weight - my back, neck,  shoulders & fingers don't get tired or sore."

- Judith JT

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 31, 2014
Completed: Jan 23, 2015

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone 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

 

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Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle

Tenor Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 30

glue in tail block

3

Dec 31

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

4

Jan 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 12

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

  

7

Jan 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 13

first coat of oil

10

Jan 14

second coat of oil

11

Jan 15

third coat of oil

12

Jan 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 22

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