Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 04, 2013
Completed: Jan 28, 2013

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Chris C.

with his new Redwood/Walnut Tenor Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 7

glue in tail block

3

Jan 8

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

4

Jan 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 13

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

7

Jan 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 15

first coat of oil

10

Jan 21

second coat of oil

11

Jan 22

third coat of oil

12

Jan 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 28

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