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Scheduled Start Date: Mar 13, 2023
Committed Completion: May 15, 2023
Projected Completion: Apr 10, 2023

  • Cherry top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Leopardwood & Cherry 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

Mar 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 14

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Mar 15

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

4

Mar 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Mar 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Mar 21

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

7

Mar 22

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Mar 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Mar 27

first coat of oil

10

Mar 28

second coat of oil

11

Mar 29

third coat of oil

12

fourth coat of oil

  

13

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

  

14

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings

  
Original Wood Set