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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 02, 2019
Completed: Feb 04, 2019

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Sitka Spruce top

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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CWD: #2543

Completed Work Demo of #2543. Larry Vitalo of Fish With Feathers samples this Curly Koa Tenor with a Spruce Top
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 3

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 4

glue in tail block

3

Jan 7

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

4

brace top, glue back onto sides

  

5

Jan 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 10

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

7

Jan 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 16

first coat of oil

10

Jan 17

second coat of oil

11

Jan 18

third coat of oil

12

Jan 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 23

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 24

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