" I love the beautiful pineapple ukulele you made for me. I am pretty petite, and when I hold it, it actually looks like I am holding a wee ukulele instead of people thinking I am playing a small guitar when I play my tenor."

- Marieke S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 29, 2012
Completed: Sep 18, 2012

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Marieke S.

Her original, “Rainy Day Song”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 31

glue in tail block

3

Sep 3

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

4

Sep 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 6

clean up body, rout dovetail, drill tuner holes, glue fretboard onto neck

7

Sep 7

shape neck, dress fret ends

8

Sep 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 11

first coat of oil

10

Sep 12

second coat of oil

11

Sep 13

third coat of oil

12

Sep 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 18

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

  
Original Wood Set