" The ukelele has arrived safely.  It both looks and sounds incredible! I am extremely happy with it.  Thank you so much! Thank you guys for doing such amazing work! I love it."

- Alec B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 31, 2014
Completed: Apr 17, 2014

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Alec B.

Covering “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Mar 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 23

glue in tail block

3

Mar 31

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

4

Apr 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 3

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

7

Apr 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 9

first coat of oil

10

Apr 10

second coat of oil

11

Apr 14

third coat of oil

12

Apr 15

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 16

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 17

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