" I just wanted you to know, that I received my uke yesterday in the mail. I love and have already started writing a song on it. I may have to buy another one. Thank you all so much for this beautiful instrument."

- Nathaniel Rateliff

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 05, 2012
Completed: Jan 07, 2013

  • Figured Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Shop Minute: Baritone 6-string

Figured Mahogany Classic Baritone 6-string
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 7

glue in tail block

3

Dec 10

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

4

Dec 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 13

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

7

Dec 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 19

first coat of oil

10

Dec 20

second coat of oil

11

Jan 2

third coat of oil

12

Jan 3

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 4

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 7

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