" Hi Cary, The Blonde Baritone arrived safely today.  Great packing design for safe shipping.  Thank you so much, it is wonderful. Your craftsmanship is excellent. The sound, looks, feel, and playability of this baritone are equally outstanding. I swear this is the most light weight baritone I have ever played. The Biscuit Ridge Fire POC has a wonderful tone to it.  It pairs well with the sycamore. The tone has great resonance, projection, crispness and warmth.  I really like this baritone and I really enjoy it in reentrant tuning.  It is all had hoped for and then some.  Thank you again, Hodge. "

- Hodge J.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 06, 2019
Completed: Feb 28, 2019

  • Figured Sycamore back & sides

  • Biscuit Ridge Fire Port Orford Cedar top

  • Maple body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & 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

Feb 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 8

glue in tail block

3

Feb 10

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

4

Feb 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 14

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

7

Feb 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 20

first coat of oil

10

Feb 21

second coat of oil

11

Feb 22

third coat of oil

12

Feb 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 26

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 27

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