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Scheduled Start Date: May 29, 2019
Completed: Jun 20, 2019

  • Curly Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared 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

 

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Myrtle Wood Set A was the winner. This instrument will be Mya-Moe Ukulele #2569. I'm scheduled to begin building #2569 on May 9 and you can follow along as its being built on the UkeTracker. Thanks for Participating!
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 29

glue in tail block

3

May 30

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

4

Jun 1

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 4

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 5

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

7

Jun 7

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 10

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 11

first coat of oil

10

Jun 12

second coat of oil

11

Jun 17

third coat of oil

12

Jun 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 20

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