Splining Soundboard Cracks

1984
DS#285   LW p.97            
Michael Dresdner                                                                                           

▪ Dresdner studs the crack, then compresses the edges of the top crack into a wedge shape into which a tapered spline is glued. This technique has become routine, but this is one of the first times it reached print. He also offers a recipe for touching up the new wood to a “vintage” color.