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Weissenborn Top Separation

I had a very unique instrument come into the shop yesterday. It's an American built Weissonborn/lap guitar (*spelling). The top has separated from the kerfing and sides on the lower left bout, and was raised significantly while under string tension when the customer dropped it off. I have a two fold problem as I see it. Applying horizonal pressure to a very light and fragile instrument, and getting enough glue into the separation where…

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Hey KT, I do a few ideas about how to go about this one. If you'd like to discuss them, by all means reach out to me. Email is probably the best. My email is [email withheld]. we can set up…