Secret Vault Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 21, 2015
Completed: Oct 06, 2015

#11 of the Secret Vault Series

  • Bocote back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood 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 not available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 25

glue in tail block

3

Sep 26

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

4

Sep 27

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 28

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

7

Sep 28

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 29

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 29

first coat of oil

10

Sep 30

second coat of oil

11

Oct 1

third coat of oil

12

Oct 2

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 3

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 5

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