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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 13, 2023
Completed: Dec 15, 2023

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: 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

Nov 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 15

glue in tail block

3

Nov 17

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

4

Nov 20

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 21

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 28

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

7

Nov 29

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 4

first coat of oil

10

Dec 5

second coat of oil

11

Dec 7

third coat of oil

12

Dec 11

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 12

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 14

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