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Scheduled Start Date: Oct 14, 2021
Completed: Nov 24, 2021

  • Curly Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple 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.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Oct 28

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Oct 29

glue in tail block

3

Nov 2

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

4

Nov 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Nov 9

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Nov 10

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

7

Nov 11

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Nov 16

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Nov 17

first coat of oil

10

Nov 18

second coat of oil

11

Nov 19

third coat of oil

12

Nov 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Nov 22

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Nov 23

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