" Just a note to let you know my ukelele arrived safe and sound a couple of days ago and I haven't been able to stop playing it since! REALLY BEAUTIFUL! I tuned it up and it just started vibrating - great throaty tone that seems to get better every hour I play it. I know this thing's gonna get a lot of use!"

- David I.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 02, 2013
Completed: Oct 28, 2013

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • 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. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 3

glue in tail block

3

Oct 7

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

4

Oct 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 10

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

7

Oct 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 16

first coat of oil

10

Oct 22

second coat of oil

11

Oct 23

third coat of oil

12

Oct 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 28

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