" #1784 has come home to roost!  She is GORGEOUS and sounds wonderful, thank you so much and special thanks to Aaron for helping me with wood and size selection.  She's a perfect fit, just needs a name!"

- Louise B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 09, 2015
Completed: Jan 07, 2016

  • Cascade Series Wood Walnut rim & neck with a hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Brass hardware

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Abalone inlays

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 3

glue on headplate and heel cap

2

Dec 7

trim headplate and drill tuner holes

3

Dec 8

drill hardware holes in rim

4

Dec 9

sand rim

5

Dec 14

install frets

6

Dec 15

glue fretboard onto neck

7

Dec 16

shape neck

8

Dec 17

shape & glue in dowel stick

9

Dec 30

first coat of finish

10

Dec 31

second coat of finish

11

Jan 1

third coat of finish

12

Jan 4

fourth coat of finish

13

Jan 5

assemble pot, install tuners, bridge and nut

14

Jan 6

put on strings, (put in pickup, if any)
Original Wood Set