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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 17, 2011
Completed: Dec 15, 2011

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple 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: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Front

Full Front
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David Lindley

“Mercury Blues” on the Tenor Lap Steel Ukulele
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 1

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

3

May 1

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

4

Aug 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 23

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

7

Aug 23

shape neck, glue in back binding

8

Jan 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 30

first coat of oil

10

Jan 30

second coat of oil

11

Jan 30

third coat of oil

12

Jan 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 30

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

14

Jan 30

cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings