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Scheduled Start Date: May 01, 2023
Completed: Jun 01, 2023

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & Maple 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

May 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 5

glue in tail block

3

May 8

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

4

May 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 16

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

7

May 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 22

first coat of oil

10

May 23

second coat of oil

11

May 24

third coat of oil

12

May 25

fourth coat of oil

13

May 26

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 30

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