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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 27, 2020
Completed: Feb 20, 2020

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone 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.

 

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CWD: #2614

A quick demo of the Master Grade Koa Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 28

glue in tail block

3

Jan 29

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

4

Jan 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 4

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

7

Feb 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 10

first coat of oil

10

Feb 11

second coat of oil

11

Feb 14

third coat of oil

12

Feb 15

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 18

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 20

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