" My ukelele arrived safely and on schedule last night.  And I am thrilled with it!  It plays well and sounds like I had hoped for right out of the box.  Can’t wait for it to open up and really show its stuff."

- Michael S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 13, 2016
Completed: Jan 13, 2017

  • Curly Cherry back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 1

glue in tail block

3

Dec 5

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

4

Dec 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 12

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

7

Dec 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 15

first coat of oil

10

Jan 2

second coat of oil

11

Jan 3

third coat of oil

12

Jan 4

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 5

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 9

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