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Scheduled Start Date: Nov 26, 2018
Completed: Dec 14, 2018

  • Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Leopardwood & 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

 

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CWD: #2538

Completed Work Demo of #2538. Curly Mango Concert with would low-g. Maple binding and rosette. Peghed tuners.
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Nov 29

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Nov 30

glue in tail block

3

Dec 1

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

4

Dec 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 3

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 5

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

7

Dec 6

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Dec 8

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Dec 9

first coat of oil

10

Dec 10

second coat of oil

11

Dec 11

third coat of oil

12

Dec 12

fourth coat of oil

13

Dec 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Dec 14

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