So I was playing my 17-year-old Epiphone acoustic yesterday. Despite not being an objectively great guitar, it sounds really good, and I was considering installing a pickup. I was noticing that it's getting the classic flat top "belly" and wondering what to do about it, when I heard a clank inside. I shook it around and out came a little wooden piece. I looked inside and there was another one, just wedged in between the top and back at a weird angle. I pulled it out. Here they are:
Same length, but not same thickness. No sign of any glue joints. They're not shaped like the rest of the braces.
So what are these weird soundpost-y things? Why were they in my guitar? Did they come loose because of the top pulling forward?
And most important: Should I abandon the idea of using this guitar for very much longer?
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