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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 18, 2019
Completed: Aug 19, 2019

  • Common Mahogany back & sides

  • Torrefied Sitka Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
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

Jul 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 24

glue in tail block

3

Jul 28

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

4

Jul 29

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 1

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 2

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

7

Aug 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 6

first coat of oil

10

Aug 7

second coat of oil

11

Aug 9

third coat of oil

12

Aug 17

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 19

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

Original Wood Set