A shrinking pickguard cracks the guitar top!
Issue 177 November 08, 2012
In Dan Erlewine's shop: This Martin D-35 has a cracked top due to the pull of a shrinking plastic pickguard. Dan fixes the problem and shows how to keep this happening from happening again.
- Curling, shrinking plastic pulls apart the spruce grain.
- Making a splint to fill the crack.
- Using a suction cup to pump glue.
- Sealing the wood with super glue.
- Installing a replacement pickguard.
