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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 25, 2024
Committed Completion: Jan 27, 2025
Projected Completion: Jan 06, 2025

  • Curly Koa back & sides

  • Curly Redwood top

  • Ebony body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Ebony binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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.

 

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Nov 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 30

glue in tail block

3

Dec 2

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

4

Dec 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 9

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

7

Dec 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 12

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