" I received the Ukulele yesterday and it is absolutely beautiful.  Everything I imagined it would be and more.  Thank You!"

- Chuck C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 01, 2016
Completed: Jun 16, 2016

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • L.R. Baggs Five.O

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 12

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 16

glue in tail block

3

May 17

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

4

Jun 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 3

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

7

Jun 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 8

first coat of oil

10

Jun 9

second coat of oil

11

Jun 13

third coat of oil

12

Jun 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 16

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