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Your instrument is due to start Oct 27.
Committed Completion: Dec 22, 2025
Projected Completion: Nov 24, 2025

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Maple body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • High gloss polyester finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Slotted Headstock with Rubner tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Build Schedule

Step

Description

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1

bend sides, glue in neck block

  

2

glue in tail block

  

3

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

  

4

brace top, glue back onto sides

  

5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

  

6

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

  

7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

  

8

prep for finish, tape off for spraying

  

9

fill pores twice

  

10

first coat of poly topcoat

  

11

second coat of poly topcoat

  

12

sand & buff finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

  

13

glue on bridge

  

14

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

  
Original Wood Set