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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 02, 2022
Completed: Dec 07, 2022

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & Maple 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

 

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CWD: #2771

Completed Work Demo: Striped Myrtle Baritone Classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 3

glue in tail block

3

Nov 4

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

4

Nov 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 15

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

7

Nov 17

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 22

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 28

first coat of oil

10

Nov 29

second coat of oil

11

Nov 30

third coat of oil

12

Dec 1

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 2

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 6

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