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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 09, 2019
Completed: Jan 29, 2019

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

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

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jan 10

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 10

glue in tail block

3

Jan 11

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

4

Jan 15

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 17

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 18

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

7

Jan 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 22

first coat of oil

10

Jan 23

second coat of oil

11

Jan 24

third coat of oil

12

Jan 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 29

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

Original Wood Set