" Thank you for building me this fantastic ukulele it has exceeded all my expectations."

- Jeff C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 04, 2013
Completed: Dec 31, 2013

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood 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.

 

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Front

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Curly Koa

Tenor Resonator
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 3

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 4

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

3

Dec 5

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

4

Dec 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 10

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

7

Dec 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 17

first coat of oil

10

Dec 17

second coat of oil

11

Dec 18

third coat of oil

12

Dec 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 30

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

14

Dec 31

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