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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 13, 2023
Completed: Apr 05, 2023

  • Cherry top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry Signature Headplate

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

Mar 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 14

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

3

Mar 15

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

4

Mar 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 21

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

7

Mar 22

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 27

first coat of oil

10

Mar 28

second coat of oil

11

Mar 29

third coat of oil

12

Mar 31

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 3

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

14

Apr 4

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