Spruce top cupped...how to flatten - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T15:53:39Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/spruce-top-cupped-how-to-flatten?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A130681&feed=yes&xn_auth=noBill. Thanks. I was thinking…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-04-19:2177249:Comment:1307672014-04-19T03:28:48.627ZFrank Capohttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/FredCapo
Bill. Thanks. I was thinking that heating and then cooling while clamped must be involved in the process to get the wood "memory" reprogrammed.
Bill. Thanks. I was thinking that heating and then cooling while clamped must be involved in the process to get the wood "memory" reprogrammed. Frank just put a hot damp clo…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-04-18:2177249:Comment:1306812014-04-18T17:11:53.363ZWilliam F.Edenhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/WilliamFEden
<p>Frank just put a hot damp cloth on the inside were it is Cup. and leave it for a day then clamp it up inside with a piece of plywood that you have heated and another cull on the outside that is not heated leave it over night.Bill............</p>
<p>Frank just put a hot damp cloth on the inside were it is Cup. and leave it for a day then clamp it up inside with a piece of plywood that you have heated and another cull on the outside that is not heated leave it over night.Bill............</p> Glen. Thanks for the courtesy…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-04-17:2177249:Comment:1308882014-04-17T22:55:12.081ZFrank Capohttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/FredCapo
Glen. Thanks for the courtesy of your response. I think the wood needs to be humidified or dampened before I try to flatten it and reattach the brace. Unlike the bridge area, the cupped area does not seem so compliant when I press on it. I have a sponge in a tray and the sound hole covered to see if the top will take one moisture, and will give t a few days. Then i may even later apply a wet paper towel on the caul when I attempt to clamp it down. Thanks.
Glen. Thanks for the courtesy of your response. I think the wood needs to be humidified or dampened before I try to flatten it and reattach the brace. Unlike the bridge area, the cupped area does not seem so compliant when I press on it. I have a sponge in a tray and the sound hole covered to see if the top will take one moisture, and will give t a few days. Then i may even later apply a wet paper towel on the caul when I attempt to clamp it down. Thanks. I'm not sure I follow, but wo…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2014-04-17:2177249:Comment:1308262014-04-17T14:32:14.012ZGlen Hhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/GlenH
<p>I'm not sure I follow, but wouldn't the cupping be removed if you put the brace back in place? How do you know it will crack? Maybe a picture would help.</p>
<p>I'm not sure I follow, but wouldn't the cupping be removed if you put the brace back in place? How do you know it will crack? Maybe a picture would help.</p>