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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 18, 2022
Completed: May 16, 2022

  • Master Grade Mango top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
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

Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

CWD: #2745

Victoria Vox demos this Master Grade Curly Mango Tenor from Mya-Moe... and I kinda like the jingle ;).

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Apr 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 19

glue in tail block

3

Apr 20

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

4

Apr 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 28

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

7

May 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 5

first coat of oil

10

May 6

second coat of oil

11

May 9

third coat of oil

12

May 10

fourth coat of oil

13

May 11

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 14

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

Original Wood Set