" My ukulele arrived yesterday and I have been playing ever since.  It is a wonderful instrument. It has stared to open up already and it is so easy to play. I will send you pictures as soon as I can make arrangements, but that means having to put the uke down and that is very hard to do right now."

- William F.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 01, 2016
Completed: Nov 20, 2016

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
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

Nov 1

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 4

glue in tail block

3

Nov 5

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

4

Nov 7

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 8

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

7

Nov 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 14

first coat of oil

10

Nov 15

second coat of oil

11

Nov 16

third coat of oil

12

Nov 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 19

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