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Scheduled Start Date: May 31, 2019
Completed: Jun 25, 2019

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding with Abalone purfling on top

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Leopardwood & Maple Signature Headplate

Hand-crafted in the USA by Cary Kelly. Each instrument is numbered & signed.

 

Wood Grade: Specialty
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

May 31

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 3

glue in tail block

3

Jun 4

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

4

Jun 5

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 10

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

7

Jun 12

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 17

first coat of oil

10

Jun 18

second coat of oil

11

Jun 19

third coat of oil

12

Jun 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 21

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 25

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