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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 13, 2018
Completed: Jan 14, 2019

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & No markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Walnut & Maple 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 by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

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CWD: #2541

Completed Work Demo of #2541. Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle Tenor Classic

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Dec 13

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 14

glue in tail block

3

Dec 18

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

4

Dec 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Dec 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 30

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

7

Jan 3

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 4

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 7

first coat of oil

10

Jan 8

second coat of oil

11

Jan 9

third coat of oil

12

Jan 10

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 11

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 14

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

Original Wood Set