" My Uke arrived here today safely!  I have been playing it and it is wonderful.  Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful work with me!   The Mahogany and Koa are beautiful together.  The instrument looks like it is from another time period yet it has modern playability.   It plays easy and free and resonates really well.  "

- Tony C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 02, 2014
Completed: Oct 14, 2014

  • Figured Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 6

glue in tail block

3

Oct 6

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

4

Oct 7

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 8

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

7

Oct 9

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 10

first coat of oil

10

Oct 10

second coat of oil

11

Oct 11

third coat of oil

12

Oct 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 14

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