" I love this soprano so much. I can’t put it down. "

- Amy H.

 

(scroll down for more photos)

 

Share this UkeTracker page on Facebook:
Scheduled Start Date: Feb 22, 2022
Completed: Mar 17, 2022

  • Spalted Mango top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Graphtech Ratio 6:1 tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is not currently available for custom orders

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Feb 21

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Feb 22

glue in tail block

3

Feb 23

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

4

Feb 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 28

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 1

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

7

Mar 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 7

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 8

first coat of oil

10

Mar 9

second coat of oil

11

Mar 10

third coat of oil

12

Mar 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Mar 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Mar 15

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