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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 21, 2023
Completed: Sep 26, 2023

  • Macassar Ebony back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Redwood top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is no longer available.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 23

glue in tail block

3

Aug 24

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

4

Aug 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 11

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

7

Sep 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 15

first coat of oil

10

Sep 18

second coat of oil

11

Sep 20

third coat of oil

12

Sep 21

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 25

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