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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 12, 2011
Completed: Sep 05, 2011

  • Figured Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Fishman Prefix Pro Blend 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)

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

James Hill

At the Mighty Uke Day III
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 30

glue in tail block

3

Dec 30

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

4

Jan 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 30

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

7

Jan 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 23

first coat of oil

10

Aug 23

second coat of oil

11

Aug 23

third coat of oil

12

May 1

fourth coat of oil

13

May 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 23

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