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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 26, 2019
Completed: Aug 29, 2019

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 29

glue in tail block

3

Aug 2

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

4

Aug 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 9

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

7

Aug 19

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 21

first coat of oil

10

Aug 22

second coat of oil

11

Aug 26

third coat of oil

12

Aug 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 29

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