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Scheduled Start Date: May 16, 2022
Completed: Jun 15, 2022

  • Curly Mango top, back & sides

  • Koa body binding

  • Abalone rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Geared machine head tuners with amber buttons

  • Custom Signature Headplate

  • K&K Twin Spot pickup

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

May 16

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 17

glue in tail block

3

May 20

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

4

May 23

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

May 25

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 1

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

7

Jun 2

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 3

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 6

first coat of oil

10

Jun 7

second coat of oil

11

Jun 8

third coat of oil

12

Jun 9

fourth coat of oil

13

Jun 11

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jun 14

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