Here is another cello with a back seam that I glued from the outside. The seam was open at the bottom and there was a nitiacable gap that would not close. Here are the steps I used. - Unglue the right lower back bout
- Wedge it up so I can trim and hand fit the lower part of the seam using a sharp knife
- Keep checking the fit until the gap in the seam closes.
- Clamp and glue the center seam back together.
- This cello really needed a few cleats to help hold the back together. So I fished in about 4 cleats.
- Once the seam has dried, the position of the block on the back needed to be adjusted.
- Unglue the block from the back.
- Adjust the alignment and regle the block.
- This cello's lower seams were all messed up. Buldging out in some areas so they all needed to be reglued.
- Normally in this situation, I glue one seam at a time and let dry for one day. If the seam is really bad you may need to glue several parts at a time.
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