I recently began building my first OM style guitar. Everything has been progressing nicely however I seem to have run into my first problem and I am feeling a bit discouraged.
The backs I purchased have a little warp and I sprayed them with a little water and then clamped them for about a week between sheets of MDF and wax paper to straighten them out prior to joining.
I recently used a router jig to join both halves of my rosewood back. I verified a tight seem with a light box and then joined both halves and a backstrip together with Titebond.
After the glue dried I removed the back and moved it to my work bench where I placed it between 2 pieces of MDF to make sure it remained flat.
I joined the backs on Wed and tonight I went to show my dad, who was visiting, my progress the left halve became loose. The backstrip is still firmly attached to the right side but the left side is complete loose.
What is the best way to go about reattaching? Can I just cleanup both edges and re-glue re-join?
Any ideas and/or help is greatly appreciated. Terrible timing; these types of problems have a tendency to consume my thoughts and ruin my mood. It turns out that is a terrible combination on Valentines Day. The wifey is not very happy...
Thanks,
Chris