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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 13, 2018
Completed: Aug 24, 2018

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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CWD: #2526

Completed Work Demo of #2526 Master Grade Chocolate Heart Mango Tenor Classic. Koa Binding, Maple Rosette, Walnut/Maple signature headstock and black machine tuners

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Aug 3

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 12

glue in tail block

3

Aug 13

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

4

Aug 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 18

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

7

Aug 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 21

first coat of oil

10

Aug 22

second coat of oil

11

Aug 22

third coat of oil

12

Aug 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 24

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

Original Wood Set