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Scheduled Start Date: Dec 19, 2022
Completed: Feb 13, 2023

  • Quilted Maple back & sides

  • Bearclaw Sitka Spruce top

  • Koa body binding

  • Koa rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Koa binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear tuners

  • Walnut & Maple 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

Owner Pics & Instrument Videos

Tonewood comparison using low-g on 3 tenors

Tonewood comparison using low-g on 3 tenors

Build Schedule
 

Date

 

 

1

Dec 19

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 9

glue in tail block

3

Jan 11

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

4

Jan 19

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jan 20

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jan 30

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

7

Jan 31

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 1

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 2

first coat of oil

10

Feb 3

second coat of oil

11

Feb 6

third coat of oil

12

Feb 7

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 8

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Feb 10

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

Original Wood Set