" It has arrived at my home in Toronto, where my children have oohed over it, and my 2 year old looked at the back (with its flash of light sapwood) and said "Look! A door". She then proceeded to knock at the back,  clearly hoping an ukulele fairy would pop out the back and say 'hi'. It's gorgeous. I've tuned it, played it and hugged it. Thank you so much to you, Char and Aaron for this amazing instrument. It makes my heart oh so happy. "

- Robin L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 14, 2016
Completed: Mar 03, 2016

  • Milo back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: Currently not in stock. Natural Wonders Series when available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 20

glue in tail block

3

Feb 21

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

4

Feb 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 25

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

7

Feb 25

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 26

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 27

first coat of oil

10

Feb 28

second coat of oil

11

Feb 29

third coat of oil

12

Mar 1

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 2

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 3

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