You could try to get hold of some of that Scotch Tape that cartographers use for sticking tracing paper to old maps and photographs. It's about 12mm wide, opaque, and when you pull it off it doesn't leave any residue. It's also quite strong.
Neil -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Herbert Ward Sent: 19 July 2010 21:45 To: [email protected] Subject: [LUTE] Temporarily fixing an open seam. I acquired a lute with some damage to the soundboard. There is a buzzing loose brace and an open soundboard-bowl seam. If I push the seam closed with my finger, the buzzing stops. So I want to tape the seam closed until my luthier comes back from vacation. But I'm afraid duct tape would leave a residue of adhesive on the finish. Also, it might creep and not keep the seam closed for more than a few days. Is there a good way to close the seam temporarily until the luthier can fix the lute? To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
