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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 20, 2021
Completed: Nov 16, 2021

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple 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.

 

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Front

Full Front

Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

CWD: #2717

Completed Work Demo of a Curly Koa Tenor Classic with wound low-G

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Oct 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 21

glue in tail block

3

Oct 25

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

4

Oct 26

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 29

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

7

Nov 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 3

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 4

first coat of oil

10

Nov 9

second coat of oil

11

Nov 10

third coat of oil

12

Nov 11

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 12

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 16

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

Original Wood Set