I've recently been working on a severely damage Weymann Mandolute which has been sitting around the workshop for years. It had taken a serious fall and the entire end where the tail block is located was shattered the block knocked loosened the tops broken into multiple pieces. I'm happy to say I was able to put it back together and re-creaate some of the missing purfling, but now, I need to re-attach the original, extremely thin pick guard.
This appears to be an early plastic material which still fits the slightly lower spot where it used to sit. There are some small wood fragments still attached, but these do seem to be useful in lining up the pick guard correctly so I've left them on for the time being.
I'm wondering about the best glue to use in this situation. The pick guard is extremely thin and is rather warped from the trauma and age so I assume I'll need to use lead weight bags to get it to lie flat for glueing. I'm concerned that using the plastic bonding glue such as is used for binding would be hard to control and difficult to correct if things slip. I could use Titebond or hot hide glue, even fish glue I suppose, though I have had issues with fish glue holding under tension.
I'd appreciate advice from anyone with experience here!
Also, I recently say this body clamp on the internet and wondered if anyone knows where I can purchase the right angle metal parts and clamps.
Thanks!
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