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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 03, 2019
Completed: Sep 28, 2019

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 5

glue in tail block

3

Sep 6

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

4

Sep 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 13

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

7

Sep 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 18

first coat of oil

10

Sep 19

second coat of oil

11

Sep 20

third coat of oil

12

Sep 23

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 28

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