[tscoggan]

Hi,
I recently purchased a used Seagull S6 Coastline acoustic guitar with a cedar top and laminate back & sides. It has a nasty 6-inch vertical crack (following the grain, straight through the wood) from the bottom of the lower bout to the waist about 1-2 inches from the right-most edge. The crack was caused by impact during shipping as opposed to humidity...no idea if it's stable but a guitar tech told me that it would continue to spread along the edge if left unrepaired.

I'd like to try repairing it myself given that it's an inexpensive guitar and I have purchased some Titebond wood glue and a C-clamp to hold it in place, but I'd like to avoid using cleats if possible. Would my attempt to simply glue it shut be futile or do you think it would suffice to make the crack stable?

I can post a photo later when I get a chance...

Appreciate any help you could provide since I'm new to guitar repairs!

Thanks,
Tom