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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 13, 2020
Completed: Feb 04, 2020

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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.

 

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CWD: #2605

Curly Koa Tennor Classic with slotted headstock
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 27

glue in tail block

3

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

  

4

Jan 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 18

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

7

Jan 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 23

first coat of oil

10

Jan 27

second coat of oil

11

Jan 28

third coat of oil

12

Jan 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 3

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 3

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