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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 13, 2024
Completed: Mar 18, 2024

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler 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

 

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Michael August

East Indian Rosewood and Engelmann Spruce Baritone Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 16

glue in tail block

3

Feb 19

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

4

Feb 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 5

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

7

Mar 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 8

first coat of oil

10

Mar 9

second coat of oil

11

Mar 11

third coat of oil

12

Mar 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

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

  
Original Wood Set