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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 27, 2019
Completed: Oct 23, 2019

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Walnut & 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

Sep 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 30

glue in tail block

3

Oct 2

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

4

Oct 4

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 7

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

7

Oct 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 11

first coat of oil

10

Oct 14

second coat of oil

11

Oct 15

third coat of oil

12

Oct 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 22

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