" Received my Concert Ukulele July 18. It’s awesome! Looks like a work of fine art and plays so sweetly. I love it so much, on July 19 I sent my deposit to Char and I’m back on the list for a Koa Tenor."

- Nicki C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 14, 2016
Completed: Jul 10, 2016

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 8

glue in tail block

3

Jun 9

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

4

Jun 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 15

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

7

Jun 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 20

first coat of oil

10

Jun 21

second coat of oil

11

Jun 22

third coat of oil

12

Jun 28

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 13

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

  
Original Wood Set