" I brought my uke to my lesson. My 80+ year old teacher took it for a spin. When I took it out of the case his eyes lit up. He said he could tell it was great. When I handed it to him he just lovingly held it and caressed it and said it was three "a's" ( the highest rating). When he started to play it he said it was just like butter. I love it!"

- Laurie M.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 02, 2013
Completed: Apr 25, 2013

  • Fiddleback Maple back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 3

glue in tail block

3

Apr 4

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

4

Apr 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 10

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

7

Apr 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 18

first coat of oil

10

Apr 19

second coat of oil

11

Apr 22

third coat of oil

12

Apr 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 25

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