" This is a great day; I just received my ukulele! What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship! It already sounds fabulous. I know it will open up more and more, but even it's its first day with me, I can feel the magic in it. Thanks for the great work. You are unique."

- Patrick M.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 11, 2014
Completed: Mar 11, 2014

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 11

glue in tail block

3

Feb 16

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

4

Feb 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 18

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

7

Feb 24

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 2

first coat of oil

10

Mar 3

second coat of oil

11

Mar 5

third coat of oil

12

Mar 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 11

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