" My koa tenor ukulele arrived on Friday last week. It has been a busy week, otherwise I would have sent this email immediately! Thank you for another beautiful instrument. I now have two gorgeous and tuneful Mya-Moe ukes and I am so pleased."

- Michelle M.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 13, 2015
Completed: Aug 25, 2015

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 23

glue in tail block

3

Jul 27

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

4

Jul 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 29

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 11

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

7

Aug 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 14

first coat of oil

10

Aug 17

second coat of oil

11

Aug 18

third coat of oil

12

Aug 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 24

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