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Cello neck repair

Greetings all! I’m repairing a student-level cello, neck snapped off at the heel. I removed the fingerboard and reattached the neck with hide glue. It was a pretty clean break, and fit back together nicely. My question is – some sources say to reinforce the neck joint with 1 or 2 dowels before attaching the fingerboard, some say don’t… anyone have opinions or experience one way or the other? Thanks!

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Morning Group! Unfortunately, I need to open this conversation again. I completed the cello repair and delivered to my customer; but 2 weeks later, the glue joint has failed. I used Titebond Hide Glu…