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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 18, 2019
Completed: Jan 22, 2020

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple & Walnut Rope body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Dec 17

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 18

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Dec 19

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

4

Dec 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 8

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

7

Jan 8

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 9

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 13

first coat of oil

10

Jan 14

second coat of oil

11

Jan 15

third coat of oil

12

Jan 16

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 20

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Jan 21

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings

Original Wood Set