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Scheduled Start Date: Sep 17, 2019
Completed: Oct 11, 2019

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Solid Wood Headplate to Match Body

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.

 

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Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Sep 17

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Sep 18

glue in tail block

3

Sep 20

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

4

Sep 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 24

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 26

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

7

Sep 30

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 1

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 2

first coat of oil

10

Oct 3

second coat of oil

11

Oct 4

third coat of oil

12

Oct 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 8

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 10

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