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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 05, 2020
Completed: Aug 24, 2020

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • No rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Custom 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
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 24

glue in tail block

3

Aug 24

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

4

Aug 24

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 24

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

7

Aug 24

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 24

first coat of oil

10

Aug 24

second coat of oil

11

Aug 24

third coat of oil

12

Aug 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 24

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