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  • Caracolillo Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
Wood Availability: Sorry, this wood is not currently available for custom orders

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 6

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 7

glue in tail block

3

Jan 8

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

4

Jan 9

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 13

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 15

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

7

Jan 16

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 21

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 22

first coat of oil

10

Jan 23

second coat of oil

11

Jan 24

third coat of oil

12

Jan 26

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 28

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