" 995 has arrived at my home and she is wonderful. Thanks so much for providing such a great product and making the experience so much fun. My wife, who unfortunately suffers from some disturbing form of ukulele apathy, has admitted to picking up my uke and marveling at the details. “This thing is beautiful,” she says. Yup."

- Joe F.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 21, 2013
Completed: Mar 18, 2013

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 25

glue in tail block

3

Feb 26

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

4

Feb 27

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 28

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 4

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

7

Mar 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 7

first coat of oil

10

Mar 11

second coat of oil

11

Mar 12

third coat of oil

12

Mar 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 18

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