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This instrument is available for purchase.
Includes free hard case

$2250.00

 

Scheduled Start Date: May 21, 2024
Completed: Jul 05, 2024

  • Master Grade Koa top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • Hand-rubbed oil finish

  • Radiused Maple fretboard with Maple binding & Abalone markers

  • Port Orford Cedar 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: Specialty
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

May 21

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

May 22

glue in tail block

3

May 23

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

4

Jun 6

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Jun 10

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Jun 12

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

7

Jun 13

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Jun 24

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Jun 25

first coat of oil

10

Jun 27

second coat of oil

11

Jun 29

third coat of oil

12

Jul 1

fourth coat of oil

13

Jul 2

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Jul 3

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

Original Wood Set