" Thank you Cary. I love my new concert uke. It's fantastic. The workmanship is astounding, and it plays like a dream. Another owner wrote 'Everyone should own a Mya-Moe'. I fully agree!"

- Richard F.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 19, 2018
Completed: Jan 18, 2019

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

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

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

CWD: #2542

Completed Work Demo of #2542. Master Grade Koa Concert Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 20

glue in tail block

3

Dec 21

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

4

Dec 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 7

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

7

Jan 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 10

first coat of oil

10

Jan 11

second coat of oil

11

Jan 14

third coat of oil

12

Jan 15

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 16

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 17

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