Owen Kelly
kellyguitarco.bsky.social
Owen Kelly
@kellyguitarco.bsky.social
Luthier and owner of the Kelly Guitar Company in Boulder Creek, California. www.kellyguitar.com for more information.
I like the depth of the redwood under shellac. Thanks!
July 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I like how it has turned out too. I hope my customer agrees!
July 2, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Thanks Kevin!
July 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse..
April 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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A pic of this top in process. stuff being glued on the go bar deck.
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Beautiful custom Zayante model in process.
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April 16, 2026 at 4:05 AM
In the nylon string guitar world this is called fan bracing. I don’t show it all off here much but this brace pattern is based on Rodrigues. Luckily we can get away with extremely light building and thin bracing because there is so much less tension in nylon strings compared to steel.
April 16, 2026 at 4:03 AM
WHOA! I absolutely will. Thanks Ray
April 14, 2026 at 4:35 AM
That’s good to hear. I’ve never used it before but it was requested for this build. I’ll have to get some more.
April 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
What wood are you using for the body?
February 23, 2026 at 12:53 AM