Cascade Series

 

" The concert ukulele is beautiful and sounds great!!! Now #1470 & #1597 have company. Walnut with Red Cedar top was definitely the way to go on my third Cascade Series instrument. I can't say enough about your craftsmanship. The website pictures are great but when you open the case, you just have to say "wow!""

- Doug D.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 07, 2016
Completed: Mar 10, 2016

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Leaf Inlay 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: Classic
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

Feb 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 16

glue in tail block

3

Feb 17

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

4

Feb 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 19

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 22

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 29

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 1

first coat of oil

10

Mar 2

second coat of oil

11

Mar 3

third coat of oil

12

Mar 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 8

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 9

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