Secret Vault Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 04, 2022
Completed: Jan 21, 2022

Secret Vault Series

  • Waterfall Bubinga back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Rubner tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is not currently available for custom orders

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 5

glue in tail block

3

Jan 6

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

4

Jan 7

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 9

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

7

Jan 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 12

first coat of oil

10

Jan 13

second coat of oil

11

Jan 14

third coat of oil

12

Jan 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 19

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