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Scheduled Start Date: Apr 23, 2020
Completed: May 15, 2020

  • Master Grade Chocolate Heart Myrtle 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

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Master
Wood Availability: This wood species is available by ordering Master Grade Myrtle

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Apr 23

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Apr 24

glue in tail block

3

Apr 27

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

4

Apr 29

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Apr 30

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

May 2

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

7

May 4

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

May 5

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

May 6

first coat of oil

10

May 7

second coat of oil

11

May 8

third coat of oil

12

May 12

fourth coat of oil

13

May 13

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

May 14

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