" The uke arrived safe and sound. IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!' Thank you very much for everything... especially your patience. Mya Moe is second to none in customer satisfaction and dedication to your art form. I am indebted. "

- Ric P.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 05, 2013
Completed: Mar 04, 2013

  • Fiddleback Maple back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Front

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Port-Orford Cedar/Fiddleback Maple

Tenor Cutaway Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 6

glue in tail block

3

Feb 11

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

4

Feb 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 18

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

7

Feb 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 21

first coat of oil

10

Feb 23

second coat of oil

11

Feb 25

third coat of oil

12

Feb 26

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 4

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