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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 23, 2024
Completed: Nov 14, 2024

  • Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 24

glue in tail block

3

Oct 25

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

4

Oct 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 31

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

7

Nov 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 5

first coat of oil

10

Nov 6

second coat of oil

11

Nov 7

third coat of oil

12

Nov 11

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 12

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 13

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