" Uke arrived safe and sound. Very nice ..... has great balanced tone and even intonation! Thank you all for a great ukulele. I believe this has been an exceptional year for all the fantastic ukuleles I have seen on your website, I would sum it up as over the top!"

- Brian O.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 25, 2015
Completed: Dec 09, 2015

  • Chocolate Heart Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 26

glue in tail block

3

Nov 29

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

4

Dec 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 3

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

7

Dec 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 4

first coat of oil

10

Dec 5

second coat of oil

11

Dec 6

third coat of oil

12

Dec 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 8

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 9

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