The Hub

I recently had a guitar come in with a crack in the top. The top was an arch top so the top was thick and the crack uneven from side to side so I wanted to be able to supply more pressure then just using magnets to be able to even up the crack sides. But access was limited to a small sound hole and so no way to get jacks or a clamp to fit. I also wanted to use full length longer cleats instead of fiddling with the tedious fishing reels and thin wire. I really wanted to get a clamp to the crack. So after thinking about it, I realized that if I cut a clamp in half, I could get half the clamp to fit. This opened up a whole new world of possibilities. I searched on line for a clamp cut in half but no such thing exists. So I fabbed my own. The following vid shows what I stumbled on. It works for certain F holes etc., as well. I hope it’s of use to the community. https://youtu.be/nynDBOVJppw?si=jBcvietV0-QQLkWN