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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 23, 2024
Committed Completion: Dec 18, 2024
Projected Completion: Nov 20, 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.

 

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

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

  

7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

  

8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

  

9

first coat of oil

  

10

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