Here are photos of the glued and clamped top and backplate of this Höfner double bass.

The rib cracks – and there are many – are yet to be glued and I’ll show you that in the next post.

Clamping of double bass top and backplate.

Notice the padding under the cross brace at the ribs. This is to prevent slipping of the brace.

Höfner double bass clamping – endpin view.

Sometimes just an old rag will do as padding