" She arrived on Thursday and played her first gig on Friday. She is just beautiful and plays like Buttah. My other ukes are jealous. Thanks again for your attention to customer service. It was a pleasure working with you."

- Jane B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 17, 2016
Completed: Mar 23, 2016

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & 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 Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Jane B.

“Red Clay Halo”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 1

glue in tail block

3

Mar 2

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

4

Mar 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 8

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

7

Mar 9

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 14

first coat of oil

10

Mar 15

second coat of oil

11

Mar 16

third coat of oil

12

Mar 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 22

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