" I love the uke! Thanks so much for the great work. It looks and sounds amazing."

- Charles D.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 29, 2013
Completed: Nov 25, 2013

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Master Grade Koa

Tenor Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 29

glue in tail block

3

Oct 31

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

4

Nov 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 4

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

7

Nov 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 18

first coat of oil

10

Nov 19

second coat of oil

11

Nov 20

third coat of oil

12

Nov 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 25

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