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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 15, 2022
Completed: Apr 27, 2022

  • Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 11

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

3

Apr 12

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

4

Apr 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 14

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 15

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

7

Apr 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 18

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 19

first coat of oil

10

Apr 20

second coat of oil

11

Apr 21

third coat of oil

12

Apr 22

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 25

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

14

Apr 26

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set