Timbuck
Well-known member
A handsome Lad called by the other day with an old Mossman soprano
he had purchased...It is about 90 years old plays great and sounds great..but it has problems...the body appears to have shrunk and the ends of the braces are pushing hard against the sides causing the seems to come apart in those areas..Question if I go through a rehydration process like i've seen done at Taylor Guitars will the body expand back to where it was ...or will it need the back removing and the braces shortened..I don't fancy the latter method or shall I leave as is
Has anybody done a repair like this ?
he had purchased...It is about 90 years old plays great and sounds great..but it has problems...the body appears to have shrunk and the ends of the braces are pushing hard against the sides causing the seems to come apart in those areas..Question if I go through a rehydration process like i've seen done at Taylor Guitars will the body expand back to where it was ...or will it need the back removing and the braces shortened..I don't fancy the latter method or shall I leave as is
Has anybody done a repair like this ?