" The instrument is more beautiful in my hands than on my computer screen.  The workmanship looks perfect; my compliments to you, Char, and Aaron.  Please give them a heart felt pat on the back for me.   I absolutely Love it!   Plugged it in and you’re right the K&K sounds great.  Looks like my quest for the perfect Ukulele is over for me.  What fortune that I ended up with two in the same month.  Now I can spend the rest of my life learning to play like Aaron."

- Michael L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 01, 2015
Completed: Dec 14, 2015

  • Black & White Ebony back & sides

  • Port Orford Cedar top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood is temporarily available. Quantity is very limited.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 2

glue in tail block

3

Dec 4

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

4

Dec 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 8

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

7

Dec 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 9

first coat of oil

10

Dec 10

second coat of oil

11

Dec 11

third coat of oil

12

Dec 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 14

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