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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 14, 2024
Committed Completion: Dec 09, 2024
Projected Completion: Nov 11, 2024

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 15

glue in tail block

3

Oct 16

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

4

Oct 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 21

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 22

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

7

Oct 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 28

first coat of oil

10

Oct 29

second coat of oil

11

third coat of oil

  

12

fourth coat of oil

  

13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

  

14

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

  
Original Wood Set