I've always thought about tinkering with instrument repair, and probably ran across an ideal test case to see if I have the patience. #I acquired an old beater strad-o-lin with one problem- the back came unglued around where the tailpiece attaches.. but once it came loose, the side started to pull up/out a little bit, so now it doesn't exactly line up with the back. #I'm thinking of making a form with some clamps to 'push' the body back into form and then glue the back, but am wondering with a 60 year old instrument whether that might cause other cracks or failures. #Any suggestions on how I should try to correct this? Would it help to humidify the instrument ahead of trying to move the wood? #Thanks in advance!
"If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterwards." - Joe Pass
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