Another cello with an open lower back seam. Here are a coupld of photos.

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Here is a factory cello where the back seam is unglued at least half way and as a challenge I want to glue it from the outside. Here are the steps.

• Unglue one seam
• Attach the clamping plate over the top. That way I have someting to clamp to.
• Glue the seam with hot hyde glue and lots of strapping clamps, wedges plus a hand screw clamp bo push the back into shape.
• Then the trick is getting the center seam cleated. Here are the steps for that.

1. Make the wood cleats and drill a small hole in the center
2. Soak the cleat in water until it's pretty flexiable
3. Take a stiff metal wire and push it into the cleat hole
4. Slide a magnet onto the wire.
5. Put glue onto the cleat (a little extra than what's needed)
6. Slip the cleat and magnet through the ff hold.
7. Get it into place so the cleat is touching the back, and push the magnet onto the cleat using a stiff piece of tubing.
8. Reach under the back and place the oposing magnet in the exact spot.
9. Pull the wire out
10. Adjust the position if needed.
11. Clean off the excess squeeze out glue
12. Do the next cleat.

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