" I received my new Uke Monday.  It is everything I hoped for.  The myrtle is gorgeous but my biggest surprise was the beautiful birds eye maple fingerboard.  It sounds bright and the strings are starting to settle in.  The myrtle sides really blend with the top and back and I love the golden brown color.  Thank you all again for a wonderfully crafted instrument."

- Dan N.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 11, 2014
Completed: Sep 11, 2014

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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 by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 11

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 13

glue in tail block

3

Aug 14

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

4

Aug 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 19

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

7

Aug 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 25

first coat of oil

10

Aug 26

second coat of oil

11

Aug 27

third coat of oil

12

Aug 28

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 10

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