" Thank you for this wonderful ukulele. I would say, love at first sight!"

- Jobst W.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 23, 2013
Completed: May 25, 2013

  • Curly Cherry back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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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Bearclaw Sitka Spruce/Curly Cherry

Baritone Cutaway Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 24

glue in tail block

3

Apr 25

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

4

Apr 29

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 5

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

7

May 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 8

first coat of oil

10

May 9

second coat of oil

11

May 12

third coat of oil

12

May 14

fourth coat of oil

13

May 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 24

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