" All I can say is WOW! What an amazing instrument! I feel like I could play it all day long every day! It is incredible! Thank you so so much. This instrument is so incredibly easy to play that all of the songs that were hard to play on my other ukulele are easy on this one. Wow! "

- Emily B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 02, 2013
Completed: Dec 21, 2013

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple 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.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 2

glue in tail block

3

Dec 3

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

4

Dec 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 6

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

7

Dec 9

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 11

first coat of oil

10

Dec 12

second coat of oil

11

Dec 17

third coat of oil

12

Dec 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 19

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