Stokestack Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hi all. I inherited a La Patrie guitar, Transparent Black model. The soundboard is warped significantly: What would even cause this? Humidity? Anyway, I'm not a luthier or even an accomplished woodworker, but I'm willing to learn. Is there anything to be done with this thing? Regards, Gavin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) Slacken off the strings, and take a look at This thread Make sure you have a look at the video it's very informative. Edited April 27, 2009 by jaycee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Define warped. Post pics. Anything else will be entirely pointless to discuss. EDIT - OOPS - Where were those pics before... That looks like quite severe bellying. Take a look inside and see if any of the braces have separated from the top, and consider taking it to a pro if anything has come loose. There are many things you can try to repair it, but apart from humidifying it a bit (see the link the previous poster added) there's not a lot I'd recommend to an inexperienced person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm90 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I have one I will work on some day, little worse then that. Im off to the linked thread to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokestack Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Thanks for the info, guys. I'll check out that site. But ugh, the videos are WMX files. Talk about defunct. If you want to watch these on a Mac without risking the installation of Flip4Mac, here are the links so you can download the files and watch them with VLC (which is reliable and free). http://www.taylorguitars.com/video/Humidity_1_High.wmx http://www.taylorguitars.com/video/Humidity_2_High.wmx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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