" Got the new uke. It looks, great, plays great, and sounds great."

- Don A.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 10, 2015
Completed: Aug 18, 2015

  • Master Grade Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple 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 Mango

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 21

glue in tail block

3

Jul 22

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

4

Jul 22

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 18

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

  

7

Jul 28

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 29

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 11

first coat of oil

10

Aug 12

second coat of oil

11

Aug 13

third coat of oil

12

Aug 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 18

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