" Our new uke was just delivered. I'll present it to Karen Lee tonight and take a photo to send to you. It is beautiful. Thank you SO much!"

- Paul B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 24, 2013
Completed: Feb 19, 2013

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

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.

 

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Curly Koa

Concert Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 28

glue in tail block

3

Jan 29

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

4

Jan 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 4

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

7

Feb 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 13

first coat of oil

10

Feb 13

second coat of oil

11

Feb 14

third coat of oil

12

Feb 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 19

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