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by Alan Wilson
Sun Sep 15, 2013 8:02 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: how to touch up gaps in redwood soundboard?
Replies: 15
Views: 9401

Re: how to touch up gaps in redwood soundboard?

As for the super glue problem: apparently gorilla glue is not the best type to use for this application. I had some gaps to fill from the fretting process on the side of the fretboard, but when I made an ebony/glue slurry it too would not dry. I finally bought some different glue and it dried in <1...
by Alan Wilson
Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:56 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: how to touch up gaps in redwood soundboard?
Replies: 15
Views: 9401

Re: how to touch up gaps in redwood soundboard?

Hello everyone - First, let me say thank you all for the replies, they were all very helpful. I ended up taking Rick's advice and using a heat gun to pull the trim back in to get rid of the gap. The gaps were very slight, so this method worked fantastically. As for the super glue problem: apparently...
by Alan Wilson
Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:00 pm
Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
Topic: how to touch up gaps in redwood soundboard?
Replies: 15
Views: 9401

how to touch up gaps in redwood soundboard?

Hello- I'm on the downhill side of my first acoustic build and have ran into sort of a snag. I'm trying to fill a few very small gaps between the edges of a redwood soundboard and maple binding (see pic). I've tried the superglue/sawdust technique on a piece of scrap, but the mixture doesn't seem to...

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