" It is an incredible looking ukulele with every element perfectly coordinated and simply gorgeous.  The resonance is awesome, the action is low, and its neck profile and feel is great as usual."

- Michael B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 21, 2015
Completed: Nov 13, 2015

  • Black & White Ebony back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood is temporarily available. Quantity is very limited.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 5

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Oct 6

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

4

Oct 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 20

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

7

Oct 28

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 29

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 2

first coat of oil

10

Nov 3

second coat of oil

11

Nov 9

third coat of oil

12

Nov 10

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 11

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Nov 12

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set