" The uke arrived. The wood is beautiful, your craftsmanship is perfect, and the uke's tone is wonderful. You, Char, Aaron and the rest of the Mya-Moe family have set (and maintain) a spectacularly high standard in your lutherie. This is a generational instrument."

- David C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 31, 2013
Completed: Aug 29, 2013

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Walnut & 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: 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

Jul 31

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 1

glue in tail block

3

Aug 12

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

4

Aug 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 15

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

7

Aug 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 19

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 20

first coat of oil

10

Aug 21

second coat of oil

11

Aug 26

third coat of oil

12

Aug 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 29

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