" it’s absolutely perfect! It has the exact sound I was hoping for and is a gorgeous instrument. I can’t stop playing it.  Definitely something that I’ll enjoy til my fingers don’t work anymore (hopefully many many years from now), then pass it down to my son. Quite an amazing talent you have."

- Tony C.

 

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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 08, 2021
Completed: Jan 12, 2022

  • Cocobolo back & sides

  • Curly Port Orford Cedar top

  • Bloodwood body binding

  • Bloodwood rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Bloodwood 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. Specific wood sets vary.

Cascade Series Wood Cascade Series Wood

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Dec 8

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Dec 9

glue in tail block

3

Dec 10

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

4

Dec 13

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 8

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Dec 17

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

7

Dec 20

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jan 3

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jan 4

first coat of oil

10

Jan 5

second coat of oil

11

Jan 6

third coat of oil

12

Jan 10

fourth coat of oil

13

Jan 10

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jan 11

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