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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 15, 2019
Completed: May 06, 2019

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Apr 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 15

glue in tail block

3

Apr 17

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

4

Apr 18

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 22

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

7

Apr 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 25

first coat of oil

10

Apr 26

second coat of oil

11

Apr 28

third coat of oil

12

Apr 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 6

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

Original Wood Set