Cascade Series

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 29, 2020
Completed: Oct 21, 2020

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Leaf Inlay markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Walnut & Maple Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 30

glue in tail block

3

Sep 30

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

4

Oct 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 6

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

7

Oct 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 12

first coat of oil

10

Oct 14

second coat of oil

11

Oct 14

third coat of oil

12

Oct 15

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 20

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