Secret Vault Series

 

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  • 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: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

 

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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

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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, join top/back plates

 

4

brace top/back, glue back onto sides

 

5

carve braces, glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

 

6

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

 

7

glue fretboard to neck, glue in back binding

 

8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

 

9

hand sand and prep for finish, 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