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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 03, 2024
Committed Completion: Feb 11, 2025
Projected Completion: Jan 14, 2025

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 6

glue in tail block

3

Dec 10

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

4

Dec 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 18

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

7

Dec 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 20

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