" From the moment I opened the case, I was hooked.  Thank you for building this amazing ukulele just for me."

- Matt F.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 19, 2016
Completed: Aug 01, 2016

  • Curly 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

  • 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 20

glue in tail block

3

Jul 21

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

4

Jul 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 26

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

7

Jul 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 27

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 27

first coat of oil

10

Jul 28

second coat of oil

11

Jul 29

third coat of oil

12

Jul 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 31

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 1

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