" Thank you very much for (another) unique instrument! It is light as a feather, the maple feels smooth and looks like marble, and the tone is just, yes ...mya-moe: clear, precise, balanced and with somewhat in it you can't describe. It wants me to become a much better ukulele player; but on the way to that I can already enjoy--it already gives present of a wonderful sound!"

- Marc W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 16, 2012
Completed: Nov 07, 2012

  • Spalted Maple back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & No markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 17

glue in tail block

3

Oct 18

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

4

Oct 22

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 24

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

7

Oct 25

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 31

first coat of oil

10

Nov 1

second coat of oil

11

Nov 4

third coat of oil

12

Nov 5

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 6

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 7

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