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Scheduled Start Date: May 22, 2019
Completed: Jun 18, 2019

  • Master Grade Myrtle top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with black buttons

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 21

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 22

glue in tail block

3

May 24

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

4

May 28

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 1

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

7

Jun 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 6

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 7

first coat of oil

10

Jun 10

second coat of oil

11

Jun 11

third coat of oil

12

Jun 14

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 15

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 17

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