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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 25, 2019
Completed: Nov 20, 2019

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Master
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

Oct 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 28

glue in tail block

3

Oct 30

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

4

Nov 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

 

6

Nov 7

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

7

Nov 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 13

first coat of oil

10

Nov 14

second coat of oil

11

Nov 15

third coat of oil

12

Nov 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 20

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

Original Wood Set