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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 25, 2024
Completed: Dec 20, 2024

  • Master Grade Koa back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Ebony 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

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 30

glue in tail block

3

Dec 2

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

4

Dec 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 9

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

7

Dec 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 13

first coat of oil

10

Dec 15

second coat of oil

11

Dec 16

third coat of oil

12

Dec 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 19

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