Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 08, 2024
Completed: Oct 31, 2024

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

Oct 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 9

glue in tail block

3

Oct 10

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

4

Oct 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 17

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

7

Oct 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 22

first coat of oil

10

Oct 23

second coat of oil

11

Oct 24

third coat of oil

12

Oct 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 30

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