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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 09, 2023
Completed: Nov 16, 2023

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Torrefied Sitka Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone 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

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

Oct 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 10

glue in tail block

3

Oct 11

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

4

Oct 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 16

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 18

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

7

Oct 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 25

first coat of oil

10

Oct 26

second coat of oil

11

Oct 30

third coat of oil

12

Oct 31

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 1

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 2

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