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Scheduled Start Date: May 22, 2023
Committed Completion: Jul 17, 2023
Projected Completion: Jun 19, 2023

  • Striped Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Ebony & Maple 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

 

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 22

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 23

glue in tail block

3

May 24

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

4

May 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 31

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

7

Jun 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

  

9

first coat of oil

  

10

second coat of oil

  

11

third coat of oil

  

12

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