" I’ve been playing my ukulele daily.  It is still so amazingly beautiful.  I couldn’t be happier with the wood selection, the craftsmanship, the quality, the “playability”, the experience, the fresh fun.  Thank you."

- Jerry F.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 06, 2014
Completed: Oct 28, 2014

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 30

glue in tail block

3

Oct 1

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

4

Oct 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 7

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

7

Oct 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 13

first coat of oil

10

Oct 14

second coat of oil

11

Oct 21

third coat of oil

12

Oct 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 26

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