" Thanks for the great resonator uke. My fingers ache now. I play mostly fingerstyle, early jazz and ragtime with my guitarteacher but prefer to play countryblues. The last couple of days I´ve discovered how great it sounds to play slack-key on this uke. The sweet sound of the slack-key music and the powerful sound of the resonator go great together."

- Kristoffer F.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 21, 2015
Completed: Jul 29, 2015

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Cherry Signature Headplate

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)

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Kristoffer F.

Sound Samples
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 7

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

3

Jul 8

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

4

Jul 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 13

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

7

Jul 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 20

first coat of oil

10

Jul 21

second coat of oil

11

Jul 22

third coat of oil

12

Jul 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 27

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

14

Jul 28

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