" My uke is gorgeous, absolutely stunning, and sounds beautiful. Thank you. I'm sure it will make an appearance on my next record."

- Simon F.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 05, 2013
Completed: Mar 27, 2013

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Ebony fretboard with Pearl markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Ebony & 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: 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
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Mar 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 6

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

3

Mar 7

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

4

Mar 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 13

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

7

Mar 14

shape neck, glue in back binding

8

Mar 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 19

first coat of oil

10

Mar 20

second coat of oil

11

Mar 21

third coat of oil

12

Mar 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 26

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

14

Mar 27

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