" WOW! Gorgeous! And the tone is as beautiful as the ukulele looks. Love the head plate and sides you chose to compliment the back. This instrument makes a statement - I hear ‘play me.’ Thank you for your amazing craftsmanship."

- Linda H.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 21, 2016
Completed: Dec 16, 2016

  • Black & White Ebony back & sides

  • Biscuit Ridge Fire Port Orford Cedar top

  • 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

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood is temporarily available. Quantity is very limited.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 21

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 21

glue in tail block

3

Nov 22

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

4

Nov 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 23

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

7

Nov 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 25

first coat of oil

10

Nov 26

second coat of oil

11

Dec 13

third coat of oil

12

Dec 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 16

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