Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 24, 2018
Completed: Apr 12, 2018

  • Curly Myrtle back & sides

  • Biscuit Ridge Fire Port Orford Cedar top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 6

glue in tail block

3

Feb 7

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

4

Feb 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 20

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

7

Mar 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 2

first coat of oil

10

Apr 4

second coat of oil

11

Apr 5

third coat of oil

12

Apr 6

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 9

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 11

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