Secret Vault Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 03, 2015
Completed: Aug 06, 2015

#7 in the Secret Vault Series

  • Pistachio back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: Specialty
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is not available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Chris D.

“To Make You Feel My Love”
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 27

glue in tail block

3

Jul 29

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

4

Jul 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 31

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

7

Jul 31

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 1

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 1

first coat of oil

10

Aug 2

second coat of oil

11

Aug 3

third coat of oil

12

Aug 4

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 5

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 6

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