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Hi all.

I inherited a La Patrie guitar, Transparent Black model. The soundboard is warped significantly:

warpage.jpg

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

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Define warped.

Post pics.

Anything else will be entirely pointless to discuss. :D

EDIT - OOPS - Where were those pics before... :D

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.

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