" It's here!  All safe and very sound! My beautiful little Myrtle Super Soprano! What a gem it is - and the trillium is just perfect for this little jewel of a uke! Thank you - all three of you, you are exceptional artists. I love it!"

- Jayne W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 19, 2015
Completed: Mar 11, 2015

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding with Abalone purfling on top and back

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Master Grade Myrtle

Super Soprano Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 17

glue in tail block

3

Feb 18

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

4

Feb 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 24

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

Feb 26

first coat of oil

10

Mar 2

second coat of oil

11

Mar 4

third coat of oil

12

Mar 4

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 6

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 10

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