Neighbour Kier came round the other day, with a broken Martin:
Nothing too disastrous, just an open top joint in the lower bout:
You can see it here. The x-brace is loose too:
Here, I’ve got the joint held open with wedges while I glue it up.
The usual spool clamps do the business on the rib, while the cam clamp takes care of the x-brace:
Following clean up of the top, a strange creak revealed more damage. The opposite end of the x-brace is also loose:
That's a bit of a fiddle to fix, but with a 'spoon' made from bent wire and wielded through the sound hole with a torch and a dental mirror, it was soon glued and clamped up.
