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Scheduled Start Date: Aug 26, 2024
Completed: Sep 23, 2024

  • Sinker Mahogany top, back & sides

  • Maple body binding

  • Maple rosette

  • 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

 

Gallery Photos (completed instrument)

Back

Front

Full Front
Build Schedule
 

Date

 

  

1

Aug 26

bend sides, glue in neck block

2

Aug 27

glue in tail block

3

Aug 28

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

4

Aug 30

brace top, glue back onto sides

5

Sep 5

glue top onto sides, prep fretboard & neck

6

Sep 6

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

7

Sep 10

shape neck, dress fret ends, glue in back binding

8

Sep 11

prep for finish, glue neck/fretboard onto body

9

Sep 12

first coat of oil

10

Sep 16

second coat of oil

11

Sep 17

third coat of oil

12

Sep 18

fourth coat of oil

13

Sep 19

apply lemon oil, glue on bridge

14

Sep 20

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