" Our new Ukuleles arrived on Thursday evening in perfect condition.  They are even more spectacular in person than they looked in the photos.  I have a very nice Collings D1A dreadnaught acoustic and these instruments rival it for quality of construction.   The playability up and down the neck is outstanding, and the tone is already excellent.  All in all, the entire purchase to delivery experience was fantastic!  "

- Angie P.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 05, 2015
Completed: Jan 24, 2015

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Custom Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Gordon & Char Mayer and Aaron Keim. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 31

glue in tail block

3

Jan 5

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

4

Jan 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 8

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

7

Jan 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 14

first coat of oil

10

Jan 15

second coat of oil

11

Jan 20

third coat of oil

12

Jan 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 23

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