" My #1326 is amazing, very very lightweight, perfect intonation, and the one piece Koa is +AAAAA grade, I have many premium ukuleles but this is special. so I have 3 more in the shop tracker 8-) Thanks Mya-Moe family!!"

- Ivan V.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 26, 2014
Completed: Apr 06, 2014

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top and back

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 2

glue in tail block

3

Mar 3

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

4

Mar 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 9

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

7

Mar 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 18

first coat of oil

10

Mar 19

second coat of oil

11

Mar 20

third coat of oil

12

Mar 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 6

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