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Scheduled Start Date: May 23, 2022
Completed: Jun 21, 2022

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Engelmann Spruce top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Black wood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & No markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

May 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 24

glue in tail block

3

May 25

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

4

May 31

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 2

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 4

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

7

Jun 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 9

first coat of oil

10

Jun 10

second coat of oil

11

Jun 13

third coat of oil

12

Jun 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 17

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 20

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