" I love my new custom-built Mya-Moe tenor resonator! It looks and sounds every bit as beautiful as I had hoped for since the day I ordered it. It is a rewarding experience working with Cary throughout the building process. He puts a lot of care in creating each instrument just the way you want it, and when you arrive at the day you get to open the box, . . . you know and feel “it’s mine.” "

- Jim S.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 14, 2023
Completed: Sep 13, 2023

  • East Indian Rosewood back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Maple body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Bloodwood markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • Schatten Designs Biscuit Bridge 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

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 14

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 15

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

3

Aug 16

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

4

Aug 17

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 21

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 23

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

7

Aug 24

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 28

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 29

first coat of oil

10

Sep 6

second coat of oil

11

Sep 7

third coat of oil

12

Sep 10

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 11

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

14

Sep 12

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set