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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | My buddy Dave Z dropped his upright bass (again) recently and the top split at one of the f-hole figures. The top is under a bit of tension, so part of the wood has popped up.
So, what kind of glue does the BFLG recommend to hold down a sliver of wood that wants to pull away from the rest? Dave wants to use the horsehide glue that we put the fret board back on with but I don't think that has the holding power.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Thin cyto glue from stew mac? It might be worth giving stew mac a call, they're very helpful. Or your local luthier? |
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| Not sure what you mean by "part of the wood has popped up". Is the full thickness of the top curling up, so that the wood on either side of the split is on different planes? If so, that might need to be cleated, which is a job best left to a luthier.
That said, if you're at all handy and the split isn't too severe, you can fashion a temporary cleat with a strong piece of wood (oak or maple) covered on one side with double-sided carpet tape. Put a thin line of viscous cyanoacrylate on one edge of the two pieces of the top split, and stick the cleat across the split to hold the two pieces of the top together in the same plane while the glue sets. Remove the cleat by soaking the tape with mineral spirits so as not to damage the finish. Clean up any cya squeeze-out with nail polish remover (acetone). |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Thanks guys. This gang is a great source of wisdom as well as entertainment. |
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Location: Michigan | Photos might help. I can't really visualize what you are talking about. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Okay, here's pic of the damage. Also a good chance to see if I can load pics from the Ning site.
...and I guess the next thing is to learn how to properly size the dang pic!..... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Well, now you know how NOT to load photos from ning...
Next time, put your photos on Photobucket, and resize them to 'large'.
Then the will fit. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | thanks guys, it worked great. and fast!
We glued the bass up after dinner and then went down to the open mike at a coffee shop.
Just got in under the wire to play two songs before they closed. Haven't broken anything new, yet. |
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Location: Michigan | Glad you got it fixed. I was had just typed out a long and drawn directions to glue and cleat it but no need to post it now. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Clamps. I got lotsa clamps.
More than 50 different wood clamps...and still not enough....
Skill. Now there's something in short supply in my workshop. good thing my hobby is actually making sawdust.
Anything useful is just a bonus! |
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