Cascade Series

 

" The instrument is truly beautiful. The lights and darks of the woods set each other off nicely. True to form, you can’t beat Mya Moe playability. The tone is most important and has it in spades. All in all this was a perfect anniversary present."

- Bill B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 21, 2015
Completed: Sep 28, 2015

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 26

glue in tail block

3

Aug 27

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

4

Sep 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 2

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

7

Sep 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 8

first coat of oil

10

Sep 22

second coat of oil

11

Sep 23

third coat of oil

12

Sep 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 28

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