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Can two pieces of wood be separated after they have been glued together with gorilla glue?

I used gorilla glue to reattach the fingerboard to my son’s violin. All was well until the next day when I saw that the fingerboard had shifted position before the glue dried. No, I did not clamp it. I forgot about the “expansion factor” of this particular glue. Now I have a violin with an off-center fingerboard which is a total loss. Please help.

OK….pay attention…I’ve been working with wood (cabinet making, furniture making, construction framing, etc) for over 20 years. I’ve also built a couple of classical guitars and a virginal, so I know about instruments too. I work with gorilla glue all the time. It expands dramatically when curing. NEVER EVER use gorilla glue (or any polyurethane glue) on musical instruments. Only use quality standard wood glue such as Tightbond by Franklin. The two pieces can be seperated with minimal damage by using a thin razor blade. If I remember correctly, the face of the neck (where the fingerboard gets glued to) is not arched. Only the face of the fingerboard is arched. So the two surfaces that were glued together were flat, right? With a sharp spineless razor, in a sawing motion, try making your way between the neck and fingerboard by starting at the underside of the fingerboard down by the body. Do not pull up hard on the fingerboard as you are doing this to avoid snapping it. If you are not able to make any progress with the razor, go to Home Depot and buy a detail saw. It has a very thin flexible blade with lots of teeth on each side of the blade. It’s only about $12. It’s more aggessive than the razor, so be careful. As long as you go slowly and keep your eye on things, you should be able to seperate the pieces with minimal damage. Because the glue expanded, the two pieces of wood are not in exact contact with each other (there is the expanded glue inbetween them), so you should have some wiggle room. I seperate joints like this all the time. If in the end you make no progress, don’t worry… finger boards are replaceable. No big deal.

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