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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 06, 2023
Committed Completion: Jan 03, 2024
Projected Completion: Dec 04, 2023

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear 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 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

glue in tail block

  

3

Nov 8

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

4

Nov 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 14

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 27

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 29

first coat of oil

10

Nov 30

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