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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 07, 2022
Completed: Feb 03, 2022

  • Figured Sycamore back & sides

  • Straight-Grain Port Orford Cedar top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Rope rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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CWD: #2729

Completed Work Demo: #2729 Figured Sycamore and Port Orford Cedar Baritone Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 10

glue in tail block

3

Jan 11

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

4

Jan 12

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 17

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

7

Jan 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 19

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 24

first coat of oil

10

Jan 27

second coat of oil

11

Jan 28

third coat of oil

12

Jan 29

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 31

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 2

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