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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 02, 2019
Completed: Apr 22, 2019

  • Walnut top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • 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

Mar 27

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Mar 28

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Apr 1

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

4

Apr 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Apr 9

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

7

Apr 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Apr 12

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Apr 15

first coat of oil

10

Apr 16

second coat of oil

11

Apr 18

third coat of oil

12

Apr 19

fourth coat of oil

13

Apr 20

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Apr 22

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set