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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 20, 2022
Completed: Oct 12, 2022

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Rubner tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 20

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

glue in tail block

  

3

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

  

4

Sep 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 28

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

7

Sep 29

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 30

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 3

first coat of oil

10

Oct 4

second coat of oil

11

Oct 5

third coat of oil

12

Oct 6

fourth coat of oil

13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

  

14

Oct 11

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