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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 13, 2024
Completed: Jan 16, 2025

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • 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

Nov 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 14

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Nov 22

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

4

Dec 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 6

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

7

Jan 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 9

first coat of oil

10

Jan 10

second coat of oil

11

Jan 12

third coat of oil

12

Jan 13

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 14

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Jan 16

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set