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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 02, 2022
Committed Completion: Jan 25, 2023
Projected Completion: 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

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • 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

 

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

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

  

14

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

  
Original Wood Set