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Scheduled Start Date: Jan 30, 2023
Completed: Feb 24, 2023

  • Sinker Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Ebony fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Mahogany neck

  • Gotoh UPT 4:1 Planetary gear 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

 

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CWD: #2782

Completed Word Demo: Sinker Mahogany Tenor Resonator
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Jan 30

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Jan 31

glue in tail block, rout sound ports in top, install soundwell

3

Feb 1

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

4

Feb 3

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Feb 7

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Feb 9

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

7

Feb 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Feb 13

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Feb 14

first coat of oil

10

Feb 15

second coat of oil

11

Feb 19

third coat of oil

12

Feb 20

fourth coat of oil

13

Feb 22

apply lemon oil, setup cone & biscuit bridge (& pickup, if any)

14

Feb 23

final fretwork, cut nut, put in tuners, put on strings
Original Wood Set