" I couldn't be more pleased than I am with my new ukulele. Thank you very much. It will have lots of playing hours on it when we return from the beach this Monday."

- Pat N.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 19, 2013
Completed: May 13, 2013

  • Figured Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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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Pat N.

Figured Mahogany Concert Resonator
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 22

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Apr 23

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

4

Apr 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 29

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

7

Apr 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 1

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 2

first coat of oil

10

May 6

second coat of oil

11

May 7

third coat of oil

12

May 8

fourth coat of oil

13

May 9

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

May 13

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set