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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 25, 2023
Completed: May 25, 2023

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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: #2795

Completed Work Demo: Master Grade Myrtle Concert Classic. This ukulele is the first to feature the new string through bridge design.

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 27

glue in tail block

3

May 1

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

4

May 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 8

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 9

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

7

May 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 15

first coat of oil

10

May 16

second coat of oil

11

May 18

third coat of oil

12

May 19

fourth coat of oil

13

May 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 24

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