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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 19, 2023
Completed: May 17, 2023

  • Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Schertler tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 24

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 24

glue in tail block

3

Apr 24

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

4

Apr 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 27

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 28

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

7

May 1

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 2

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 3

first coat of oil

10

May 5

second coat of oil

11

May 8

third coat of oil

12

May 9

fourth coat of oil

13

May 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 15

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