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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 15, 2019
Completed: Jan 31, 2019

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & Maple 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jan 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 16

glue in tail block

3

Jan 17

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

4

Jan 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 22

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

7

Jan 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 25

first coat of oil

10

Jan 27

second coat of oil

11

Jan 28

third coat of oil

12

Jan 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 31

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

Original Wood Set