Alternative method of setting a sound post

[Guido]

[Wood Butcher]

I'm far less concerned by the sound post, which I suspect is only held in place by rosin dust that got onto the inside surface of the back, than I am by all the damage which has taken place to the belly when removing the top.

Now there are more things to repair than there probably were in the first place.

[jacobsaunders]

2 hours ago, Wood Butcher said:

I'm far less concerned by the sound post, which I suspect is only held in place by rosin dust that got onto the inside surface of the back, than I am by all the damage which has taken place to the belly when removing the top.

Now there are more things to repair than there probably were in the first place.

Posh chisel rack though

[Brad Dorsey]

I had one like that a few months ago:

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[Wood Butcher]

8 hours ago, jacobsaunders said:

Posh chisel rack though

Every cloud.....
Dastra too, chisels as posh as the rack

[Mark Norfleet]

On 8/11/2024 at 7:52 AM, Wood Butcher said:

I'm far less concerned by the sound post, which I suspect is only held in place by rosin dust that got onto the inside surface of the back, than I am by all the damage which has taken place to the belly when removing the top.

Now there are more things to repair than there probably were in the first place.

How would you approach removing the top to insure less damage?

[Guido]

Top removal can go super easy to totally annoying depending on how it was last glued on.

This one was particularly firmly glued. Maybe 1 in 20 bad, or worse.

One trick that works well (which I didn’t bother doing here), is to run drops of alcohol down the blade into the joint as you work. It makes the glue crack more easily. Obviously, care is required to not damage the varnish.

[Guido]

On 8/11/2024 at 7:52 PM, Wood Butcher said:

I'm far less concerned by the sound post, which I suspect is only held in place by rosin dust that got onto the inside surface of the back…

No, you are wrong.

It is standing in a generous bed of rather strong hide glue.