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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 28, 2023
Completed: Oct 02, 2023

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Bloodwood fretboard with Bloodwood 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

Aug 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 29

glue in tail block

3

Aug 31

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

4

Sep 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 14

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

7

Sep 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 20

first coat of oil

10

Sep 21

second coat of oil

11

Sep 22

third coat of oil

12

Sep 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 26

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 28

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