" The ukulele that you built for me arrived today and I opened it this evening. It is in all ways...perfect....the color, the curl, the bloodwood setting-off the red in the koa, the sweet curve, and the voice, so light and agile in it's responsiveness. I believe it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen, and certainly the sweetest sound I could imagine."

- Sandy W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 19, 2013
Completed: Mar 12, 2013

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 20

glue in tail block

3

Feb 25

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

4

Feb 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 26

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 27

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

7

Feb 28

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 4

first coat of oil

10

Mar 5

second coat of oil

11

Mar 6

third coat of oil

12

Mar 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 11

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 12

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