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Scheduled Start Date: Feb 24, 2021
Completed: Mar 25, 2021

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Feb 25

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 1

glue in tail block

3

Mar 2

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

4

Mar 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 9

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

7

Mar 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 15

first coat of oil

10

Mar 16

second coat of oil

11

Mar 18

third coat of oil

12

Mar 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 24

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

Original Wood Set