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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 19, 2021
Completed: Feb 10, 2021

  • Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Graphtech Ratio 6:1 tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 19

glue in tail block

3

Jan 20

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

4

Jan 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 26

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

7

Jan 28

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 29

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 1

first coat of oil

10

Feb 2

second coat of oil

11

Feb 3

third coat of oil

12

Feb 4

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 5

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 9

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