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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 30, 2023
Completed: Nov 21, 2023

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Bearclaw 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

  • 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

Oct 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 31

glue in tail block

3

Nov 1

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

4

Nov 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 7

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

7

Nov 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 13

first coat of oil

10

Nov 14

second coat of oil

11

Nov 15

third coat of oil

12

Nov 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 20

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 21

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