" Cary, I received the uku and your craftsmanship is amazing. I love how light it is, the sound is beautiful and the look is awesome"

- Benita L.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 11, 2018
Completed: Oct 26, 2018

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Elephant markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

  • L.R. Baggs Five.O

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.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 9

glue in tail block

3

Oct 10

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

4

Oct 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 15

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

7

Oct 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 19

first coat of oil

10

Oct 22

second coat of oil

11

Oct 23

third coat of oil

12

Oct 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 25

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 26

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