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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 19, 2023
Completed: Jul 21, 2023

  • Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom 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.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 20

glue in tail block

3

Jun 21

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

4

Jun 27

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 28

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 30

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

7

Jul 5

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jul 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 12

first coat of oil

10

Jul 13

second coat of oil

11

Jul 14

third coat of oil

12

Jul 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 20

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