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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 23, 2024
Completed: Feb 23, 2024

  • Sinker Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Maple markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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

Jan 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 24

glue in tail block

3

Jan 26

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

4

Jan 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 6

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

7

Feb 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 15

first coat of oil

10

Feb 16

second coat of oil

11

Feb 19

third coat of oil

12

Feb 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 22

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