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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 02, 2023
Completed: Nov 02, 2023

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • 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

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
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

Oct 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 4

glue in tail block

3

Oct 5

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

4

Oct 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 16

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

7

Oct 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 23

first coat of oil

10

Oct 24

second coat of oil

11

Oct 25

third coat of oil

12

Oct 26

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 1

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