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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 05, 2021
Completed: Nov 02, 2021

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 5

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 6

glue in tail block

3

Oct 7

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

4

Oct 8

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Oct 11

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Oct 13

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

7

Oct 14

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Oct 20

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Oct 21

first coat of oil

10

Oct 22

second coat of oil

11

Oct 25

third coat of oil

12

Oct 26

fourth coat of oil

13

Oct 27

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Oct 29

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