Brace yourself another repair...

[Taffy Evans]

Hi, this is not a tutorial really, I just thought I would share another recent repair.

All the braces in this guitar had become unglued from the back and top plates. Some In sections along their length and many others for the whole length of the brace, only being held in place because they were checked into the Kerfed linings.

It would have been more of a challenge had I not done this type of job many times before. I already had developed a large selection of glue applicators, all sorts of clamps, sanders, and other aids that suit this type of repair. And, although they were created for different bracing styles in many different guitars, they all came into play on this one.
I should mention they all aid in working through the soundhole of the guitar. You could say it’s all done with mirrors.

There are captions on the photos. It was not obvious why the bracing had parted company with the body; there were no signs of any other damage, and no signs of shortcuts during manufacture, . Maybe a bad batch of glue?
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Thanks for looking
Taff