I just acquired a very nice 1914 A3. The seller said that the back had shrunken and it had been "professionally repaired", yet it still has a 1mm wide, 2.5" long gap between the binding and the back plate to the left of the end block/tailpiece. All appears stabile: no rattles etc., no movement at all in the sides, binding, and back. But I suspect that some repair now will prevent a problem in the future. Is this an easy fix? A spline of some sort? I appreciate any guidance out there!
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