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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 01, 2024
Completed: Oct 24, 2024

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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

Aug 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

glue in tail block

  

3

Aug 12

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

4

Aug 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 28

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 25

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

7

Sep 26

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 9

first coat of oil

10

Oct 10

second coat of oil

11

Oct 14

third coat of oil

12

Oct 15

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 21

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