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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 08, 2018
Completed: Nov 30, 2018

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

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

 

Wood Grade: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Nov 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 9

glue in tail block

3

Nov 12

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

4

Nov 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 18

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

7

Nov 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 19

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 19

first coat of oil

10

Nov 20

second coat of oil

11

Nov 20

third coat of oil

12

Nov 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 30

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

Original Wood Set