" Its perfect. Sounds great, plays great, looks great! Just what i wanted. The family is now complete! I see what you mean when you are holding the ukulele at different angles and how Koa has a chameleon nature, it is like Obsidian and Tigers Eye….Thank you all for your hard work and for supporting my ukulele endeavors, always grateful. I am sure it will get out and about quite a bit this year. "

- Lil’ Rev

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 28, 2015
Completed: Jun 02, 2015

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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

Apr 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 21

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Apr 22

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

4

Apr 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 28

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

7

Apr 29

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 4

first coat of oil

10

May 5

second coat of oil

11

May 6

third coat of oil

12

May 7

fourth coat of oil

13

May 11

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

May 11

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set