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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 26, 2021
Completed: Aug 27, 2021

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

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

Jul 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 27

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Jul 29

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

4

Aug 2

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 13

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

7

Aug 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 17

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 18

first coat of oil

10

Aug 19

second coat of oil

11

Aug 23

third coat of oil

12

Aug 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 25

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Aug 26

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings

Original Wood Set