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Originally Posted by printer2
Since we are talking top cracks. I have a fan braced guitar I made a few years ago. The humidity dropped over winter and the center seam separated, the guitar is almost back to normal now. Wondering about the gap, do I try removing the Titebond with sandpaper for the hide glue to have wood surfaces? There is still a slight gap, should I hydrate it more till the wood surfaces meet or do I try and clamp it closed (difficult but not impossible). The fan brace under the center joint is also loose on one side. How would you deal with that?
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If the gap is big enough to fit sandpaper in, then you may have to consider doing a splint repair.
I do not like to mix glues personally, if it was previously glued with titebond, then I will steam to clean and re-use titebond.
This is the joys of hide glue, heat and continue using, no cleaning the old glue out required
Steve
Splinted
