" Thank you for doing a great job on my concert ukulele.  The wood grain of the curly Koa body catches the light.  Sometimes I just stare at it.  When I play it the sound is amazing."

- Diana L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 03, 2015
Completed: Nov 26, 2015

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 30

glue in tail block

3

Nov 2

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

4

Nov 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 10

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

7

Nov 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 17

first coat of oil

10

Nov 18

second coat of oil

11

Nov 19

third coat of oil

12

Nov 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 25

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