Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 30, 2014
Completed: May 26, 2014

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone 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

  • 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

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 28

glue in tail block

3

Apr 29

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

4

Apr 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 5

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

7

May 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 8

first coat of oil

10

May 12

second coat of oil

11

May 13

third coat of oil

12

May 21

fourth coat of oil

13

May 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 26

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