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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 08, 2022
Completed: Jul 01, 2022

  • Chocolate Heart Mango top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Rubner 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.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Jun 7

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 8

glue in tail block

3

Jun 10

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

4

Jun 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 15

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 18

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

7

Jun 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 22

first coat of oil

10

Jun 23

second coat of oil

11

Jun 27

third coat of oil

12

Jun 28

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 29

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 30

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

Original Wood Set