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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 14, 2024
Completed: Apr 16, 2024

  • Mango top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
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

Mar 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 19

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

3

Mar 20

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

4

Mar 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 26

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 2

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

7

Apr 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 8

first coat of oil

10

Apr 9

second coat of oil

11

Apr 10

third coat of oil

12

Apr 11

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 13

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

14

Apr 15

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set