Secret Vault Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 18, 2015
Completed: Aug 26, 2015

#9 of the Secret Vault Series

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Biscuit Ridge Fire Port Orford Cedar top

  • Ebony body binding

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

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Cocobolo/Port Orford Cedar

Tenor Classic -- Secret Vault Series
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 14

glue in tail block

3

Aug 16

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

4

Aug 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 19

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 20

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

7

Aug 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 21

first coat of oil

10

Aug 22

second coat of oil

11

Aug 23

third coat of oil

12

Aug 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 26

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