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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 09, 2024
Completed: Sep 06, 2024

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top and back

  • Abalone rosette

  • High gloss finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 10

glue in tail block

3

Apr 11

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

4

Apr 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 25

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

7

Apr 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 1

prep for finish, tape off for spraying

9

Aug 30

fill pores

10

gloss topcoat

  

11

buff finish

  

12

glue neck/fretboard onto body

  

13

Sep 3

glue on bridge

14

Sep 5

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