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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 20, 2021
Completed: Jan 18, 2022

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber 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

Dec 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 21

glue in tail block

3

Jan 4

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

4

Jan 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 8

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

7

Jan 9

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 11

first coat of oil

10

Jan 12

second coat of oil

11

Jan 13

third coat of oil

12

Jan 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 16

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 18

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