" My uke arrived a few weeks ago, and is lovely. I have been playing it during all my waking hours – can’t put it down! It looks great, sounds great, and plays like a dream. My playing has already gone in all sorts of interesting (at least to me) new directions from having this wonderful instrument to fool around on, which is the best thing about it. Thanks a lot–it’s brilliant. You don’t run into many things as perfect as this in your life."

- Neville M.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 18, 2012
Completed: Nov 21, 2012

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 17

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 22

glue in tail block

3

Oct 23

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

4

Oct 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 29

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 30

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

7

Oct 31

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 1

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 10

first coat of oil

10

Nov 13

second coat of oil

11

Nov 14

third coat of oil

12

Nov 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 21

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