" It's perfect! A beautiful uke with gorgeous tone and epic playability. Thanks so much. I couldn't be happier. The only thing wrong with this uke is its stubborn refusal to leave my hands."

- Cliff H.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 20, 2014
Completed: Dec 14, 2014

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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

 

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Striped Myrtle

Tenor Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 19

glue in tail block

3

Nov 24

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

4

Nov 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 26

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

7

Dec 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 2

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 3

first coat of oil

10

Dec 4

second coat of oil

11

Dec 8

third coat of oil

12

Dec 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 11

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