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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 20, 2023
Completed: Jan 02, 2024

  • Walnut back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Walnut & 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

Nov 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 21

glue in tail block

3

Nov 27

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

4

Nov 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 29

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 1

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

7

Dec 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 7

first coat of oil

10

Dec 11

second coat of oil

11

Dec 12

third coat of oil

12

Dec 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 21

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