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🦋 Gluing up

For a while I have had in mind making a viola da gamba type of instrument with a steel wok as its soundboard and an arched maple back. An interesting question is how do you attach the wood to the metal -- I have had in mind screwing it together. Just now I had the thought that a thin wooden lining could be glued to the metal (I guess with Gorilla Glue?) and then attach the back with hide glue.

This way I can make the back much thinner, like a violin back, and not need thickness to screw into. No need to drill holes in the metal -- much better.

posted evening of Tuesday, November 26th, 2019
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The lining could also be attached to the soundboard with sheet metal screws. Would need to drill holes in the metal but it might be the better way to go.

One question is whether to kerf the lining or cut it to the curve of the soundboard.

posted morning of January 19th, 2020 by Jeremy Osner

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