" The oil finish is the ultimo in texture, color and grain enhancement. After playing it twice I was highly impressed by the tight tone and sustain. The best part is it being perfectly balanced between a dry and a reverberant sound that lets you take it either way at the flick of a wrist. The third time I had at it the the neck jumped out as probably the most comfortable uke ever, and the most precisely aligned and fretted based on how cleanly it plays no mater what you're trying to pull off."

- Larry B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 16, 2013
Completed: Aug 15, 2013

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & Maple 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 17

glue in tail block

3

Jul 22

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

4

Jul 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 26

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

7

Jul 29

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 31

first coat of oil

10

Aug 1

second coat of oil

11

Aug 12

third coat of oil

12

Aug 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 15

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