Secret Vault Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 10, 2015
Completed: Apr 26, 2015

Secret Vault Series! #1 of about 28.

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • 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

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Front

Full Front
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Cocobolo/Redwood

Secret Vault Series Tenor Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 11

glue in tail block

3

Apr 12

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

4

Apr 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 15

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

7

Apr 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 19

first coat of oil

10

Apr 20

second coat of oil

11

Apr 21

third coat of oil

12

Apr 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Apr 25

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