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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 29, 2020
Completed: May 26, 2020

  • 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: Tradition
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Apr 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 30

glue in tail block

3

May 4

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

4

May 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 12

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

7

May 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 15

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 17

first coat of oil

10

May 18

second coat of oil

11

May 19

third coat of oil

12

May 20

fourth coat of oil

13

May 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 26

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

Original Wood Set