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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 23, 2024
Completed: Sep 11, 2024

  • Zebrawood back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
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

Jul 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

glue in tail block

  

3

Jul 24

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

4

Jul 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 29

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jul 30

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

7

Aug 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 15

first coat of oil

10

Aug 21

second coat of oil

11

Aug 26

third coat of oil

12

Aug 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 6

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 10

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