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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 27, 2023
Completed: Jan 08, 2024

  • Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • 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

  • 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 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 28

glue in tail block

3

Nov 29

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

4

Dec 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 7

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

7

Dec 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 13

first coat of oil

10

Dec 14

second coat of oil

11

Dec 18

third coat of oil

12

Dec 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 3

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