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This instrument is available for purchase.
Includes free hard case

$1650.00

 

Scheduled Start Date: Jul 17, 2023
Completed: Sep 01, 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

  • Custom 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jul 18

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jul 19

glue in tail block

3

Jul 20

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

4

Jul 25

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jul 26

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 15

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

7

Aug 15

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 17

first coat of oil

10

Aug 21

second coat of oil

11

Aug 23

third coat of oil

12

Aug 24

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Aug 31

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