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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 14, 2022
Completed: Jul 19, 2022

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa 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: 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 15

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 16

glue in tail block

3

Jun 20

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

4

Jun 21

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 23

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 27

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

7

Jun 28

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 29

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jul 5

first coat of oil

10

Jul 6

second coat of oil

11

Jul 11

third coat of oil

12

Jul 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 14

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 18

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