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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 23, 2023
Completed: Mar 22, 2023

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

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

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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CWD: #2786

Completed Work Demo: Cocobolo and Curly Port Orford Cedar Baritone
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 23

glue in tail block

3

Feb 24

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

4

Feb 27

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 7

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

7

Mar 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 13

first coat of oil

10

Mar 14

second coat of oil

11

Mar 15

third coat of oil

12

Mar 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 21

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