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Scheduled Start Date: May 06, 2024
Completed: Jun 12, 2024

  • Black & White Ebony back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood is temporarily available. Quantity is very limited.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 8

glue in tail block

3

May 9

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

4

May 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 21

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

7

May 22

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 28

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 30

first coat of oil

10

Jun 3

second coat of oil

11

Jun 4

third coat of oil

12

Jun 5

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 6

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 11

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