Secret Vault Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 29, 2015
Completed: Jul 07, 2015

#6 in the Secret Vault Series

  • Master Grade Blue Pond Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony 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: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Master Grade Blue Pond Myrtle

Super Soprano Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 3

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 5

glue in tail block

3

Jun 8

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

4

Jun 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 26

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 27

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

7

Jun 28

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 29

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 30

first coat of oil

10

Jul 1

second coat of oil

11

Jul 2

third coat of oil

12

Jul 3

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 5

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 7

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