Secret Vault Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: May 31, 2022
Completed: Aug 24, 2022

  • Black & White Ebony top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood is temporarily available. Quantity is very limited.

 

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CWD #2751

Jon Rogers demos the first Mya-Moe Resonator featuring the new wood coverplate design. And it's also the latest addition to the Secret Vault Series. This guy is an all Black & White Ebony Tenor with slotted headstock and Schertler tuners.

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

bend sides, glue in neck block

  

2

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

  

3

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

  

4

brace top, glue back onto sides

  

5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

  

6

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

  

7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

  

8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

  

9

first coat of oil

  

10

second coat of oil

  

11

third coat of oil

  

12

fourth coat of oil

  

13

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

  

14

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings

  
Original Wood Set