" I just wanted you to know that after all the fuss with UPS I got my ukulele and I have been playing it every day!

It’s beautiful and it sounds great!"

- Leah A.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 30, 2012
Completed: Sep 19, 2012

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 31

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 3

glue in tail block

3

Sep 4

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

4

Sep 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 7

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

7

Sep 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 12

first coat of oil

10

Sep 13

second coat of oil

11

Sep 14

third coat of oil

12

Sep 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 19

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