" My beautiful ukulele arrived tonight. Yup. Plugged her in and haven’t stopped! I had an instant connection with this instrument! I can't thank you enough. I can feel the love and care you and your crew poured into this amazing instrument. "

- Michelle L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 24, 2014
Completed: Apr 29, 2014

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Mango back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Mar 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 23

glue in tail block

3

Mar 24

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

4

Apr 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 7

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

7

Apr 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 16

first coat of oil

10

Apr 17

second coat of oil

11

Apr 20

third coat of oil

12

Apr 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 29

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