" The mahogany baritone is stunning. It's incredibly resonant and pretty loud, and I like the tone that comes from combining the coursed strings of a six-string with the mellowness of mahogany as a tonewood. I'm very happy with it. Thanks again top you, Char, Aaron and the other people whose hands touched this instrument. It's another wonderful ukulele that doubles as a piece of art!"

- Mark S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 12, 2013
Completed: Apr 03, 2013

  • Figured Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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.

 

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Figured Mahogany

Baritone 6-String Classic

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Mar 12

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 13

glue in tail block

3

Mar 14

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

4

Mar 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 19

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 20

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

7

Mar 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 26

first coat of oil

10

Mar 27

second coat of oil

11

Mar 28

third coat of oil

12

Apr 1

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 2

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 3

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

Original Wood Set