" Thank you all so much for my exquisite ukulele. She looks beautiful, sounds great and is a joy to play and touch. One delighted customer!"

- Eileen S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 24, 2015
Completed: Jul 09, 2015

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Pearl markers

  • Mahogany 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 19

glue in tail block

3

Jun 22

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

4

Jun 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 25

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

7

Jun 29

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 1

first coat of oil

10

Jul 2

second coat of oil

11

Jul 6

third coat of oil

12

Jul 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 8

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 9

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