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Scheduled Start Date: Jun 05, 2019
Completed: Jul 01, 2019

  • Figured Sycamore top, back & sides

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Abalone 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: Classic
Wood Availability: This wood species is available. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

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Front

Full Front
Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Jon Rogers on #2575, a Sycamore Baritone

Enjoy this rendition of a Vince Guaraldi holiday classic
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jun 4

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jun 6

glue in tail block

3

Jun 7

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

4

Jun 11

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 12

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 15

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

7

Jun 18

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 21

first coat of oil

10

Jun 24

second coat of oil

11

Jun 26

third coat of oil

12

Jun 27

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 28

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 1

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