" I've been out of town... finally got to play my uke today. Unbelievable!!!! It's so wonderfully solid. Thank you so much for making this beautiful instrument."

- Chris J.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 13, 2013
Completed: Sep 04, 2013

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • K&K Twin Spot 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

Aug 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 14

glue in tail block

3

Aug 15

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

4

Aug 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 19

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 20

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

7

Aug 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 26

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 27

first coat of oil

10

Aug 28

second coat of oil

11

Aug 29

third coat of oil

12

Sep 2

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 3

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 4

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