" I couldn’t possibly be happier. It’s a stunningly beautiful soprano with an unexpectedly full and rich sound for such a small bodied instrument. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process of choosing the type of ukulele, type of wood, binding, sound hole, and even an inlay. I enjoyed and appreciated how inclusive Cary was in posting photos on the UkeTracker, answering all of my questions and emails and keeping me in the loop through every step of construction. "

- Josh B.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 18, 2020
Completed: Sep 22, 2020

  • Black & White Ebony back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood is temporarily available. Quantity is very limited.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 21

glue in tail block

3

Aug 24

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

4

Aug 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 31

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 1

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

7

Sep 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 8

first coat of oil

10

Sep 16

second coat of oil

11

Sep 17

third coat of oil

12

Sep 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 22

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