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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 18, 2019
Completed: Mar 15, 2019

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Fish With Feathers

Brenda on her curly myrtle, #2551 and Larry on his B&W Ebony, #2547 with their original tune “It’s Murder When You Play Your Ukulele

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Feb 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 20

glue in tail block

3

Feb 21

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

4

Feb 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 28

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

7

Mar 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 5

first coat of oil

10

Mar 6

second coat of oil

11

Mar 7

third coat of oil

12

Mar 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 15

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

Original Wood Set