Soundboard cracks under long bridge

Bec and John bjsilva001@comcast.net
Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:46:38 -0500


Hi,

On a side note, what type of glue is best for a quick gluing of a rib 
that may be loose from the soundboard (as the result of a crack)? And 
then, what are the best solutions for this, minus replacing the 
soundboard?

-- John


> Why not just do a Spurlock-type shim job right up to both sides of the
> bridge? If there is a small area where the bridge is not glued to the 
> panel, put some glue in there and block up the panel from behind and 
> go bar on top - or use a rib gluing boat before shimming (but instead 
> of gluing on a rib you will be gluing on the bridge).
>
> Make sense?
>
> Terry Farrell


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