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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 15, 2020
Completed: Jan 12, 2021

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Torrefied Sitka Spruce top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Classic
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

Dec 9

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 10

glue in tail block

3

Dec 11

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

4

Dec 14

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 17

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

7

Dec 21

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 23

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 31

first coat of oil

10

Jan 4

second coat of oil

11

Jan 5

third coat of oil

12

Jan 6

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 7

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 11

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

Original Wood Set