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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 11, 2020
Completed: Dec 02, 2020

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Nov 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 5

glue in tail block

3

Nov 9

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

4

Nov 10

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 16

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

7

Nov 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 19

first coat of oil

10

Nov 23

second coat of oil

11

Nov 24

third coat of oil

12

Nov 25

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 30

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 1

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

Original Wood Set