" Thanks to a very amazing woman in my life, I am now the proud owner of one of your inspiring instruments.  I promise to take good care of it and play it long into my years.  Thank you all for the time you've invested in creating my ukulele.  I truly enjoy not only playing it, but exploring the attention to detail you have paid to all aspects of creating it."

- Michael G.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: May 25, 2015
Completed: Jun 13, 2015

  • Zebrawood back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Maple body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 6

glue in tail block

3

May 7

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

4

May 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 12

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

7

May 27

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 28

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 29

first coat of oil

10

Jun 7

second coat of oil

11

Jun 8

third coat of oil

12

Jun 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 11

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 12

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