" Hey Cary! The new baritone is brilliant :)  "

- John C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 06, 2022
Completed: Oct 27, 2022

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Red Cedar top

  • Ebony body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

John C. on his Rosewood/Cedar Baritone

“The Way You Make Me Feel”, Michael Jackson cover by Joh
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 3

glue in tail block

3

Oct 4

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

4

Oct 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 6

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 12

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

7

Oct 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 14

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 17

first coat of oil

10

Oct 18

second coat of oil

11

Oct 19

third coat of oil

12

Oct 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 24

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 25

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