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Scheduled Start Date: Jul 29, 2021
Completed: Sep 02, 2021

  • Koa back & sides

  • Spruce top

  • Walnut body binding

  • Walnut rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Walnut binding & Special Inlay markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Peghed brand geared tuners

  • Custom Signature Headplate

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

 

Wood Grade: Tradition
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

Aug 2

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 3

glue in tail block

3

Aug 5

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

4

Aug 16

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Aug 18

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Aug 20

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

7

Aug 23

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Aug 25

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Aug 26

first coat of oil

10

Aug 27

second coat of oil

11

Aug 28

third coat of oil

12

Aug 30

fourth coat of oil

13

Aug 31

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 1

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