Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 01, 2014
Completed: Oct 12, 2014

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut 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

Oct 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 3

glue in tail block

3

Oct 3

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

4

Oct 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 5

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

7

Oct 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 6

first coat of oil

10

Oct 7

second coat of oil

11

Oct 8

third coat of oil

12

Oct 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 11

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