" So I'm loving the uke. I'm getting a lot of compliments from my "pro musician" friends, with comments like 'this uke really projects', 'fantastic note separation, sustain', etc. It's everything you want hear. It sounds great. Thank you so much."

- Stu B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 07, 2013
Completed: Apr 01, 2013

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Open geared Waverly tuners with ebony buttons

  • Custom 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: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Mar 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 11

glue in tail block

3

Mar 12

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

4

Mar 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 18

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

7

Mar 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 21

first coat of oil

10

Mar 25

second coat of oil

11

Mar 26

third coat of oil

12

Mar 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 1

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