" The ukulele is sublime. My thanks is infinite. I promise to play it daily and guard it with my life."

- Ken S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 27, 2014
Completed: Nov 18, 2014

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

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

Oct 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 23

glue in tail block

3

Oct 27

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

4

Oct 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 29

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 30

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

7

Nov 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 5

first coat of oil

10

Nov 6

second coat of oil

11

Nov 11

third coat of oil

12

Nov 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 17

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