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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 05, 2019
Completed: Mar 26, 2019

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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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Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

CWD: #2554

Rob Klein demonstrates this recently completed Koa baritone with a Spruce top

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Mar 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 5

glue in tail block

3

Mar 6

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

4

Mar 7

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 15

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

7

Mar 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 18

first coat of oil

10

Mar 19

second coat of oil

11

Mar 20

third coat of oil

12

Mar 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 26

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

Original Wood Set