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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 06, 2023
Completed: Jun 29, 2023

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Ebony & 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

Jun 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 7

glue in tail block

3

Jun 8

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

4

Jun 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 15

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

7

Jun 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 19

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 20

first coat of oil

10

Jun 21

second coat of oil

11

Jun 22

third coat of oil

12

Jun 26

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 28

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