Annie, I've had a Guild guitar since 1971 and it's never had a warping pickguard.  Were these made more recently? Paul <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td width=40%>"Annie Grieshop" <annie@allthingspiano.com> Sent by: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org 12/14/2007 12:36 PM <table border> <tr valign=top> <td bgcolor=white> <div align=center>Please respond to annie@allthingspiano.com; Please respond to Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org></div></table> <td width=59%> <table width=100%> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>To</div> <td>"Pianotech List" <pianotech@ptg.org> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>cc</div> <td> <tr valign=top> <td> <div align=right>Subject</div> <td>RE: Decal adhesive/Music rack needed</table> <table> <tr valign=top> <td> <td></table> </table> Thanks so much for the photo essay, Terry (and thanks to Dave for the links to Del's articles in past Journals!) -- exactly what I was looking for!     Legend has it that some plastic pickguards that both Martin and Guild used on acoustic guitars had problems with warping.  On Guilds, the pickguard just let loose, but Martin tops tended to split because the glue joint didn't separate.  And that's what I was thinking about when I started asking about that lifted decal........  (What I do know is that my Guild has one of the funkiest, warpiest pickguards I ever seen. <g>)   I knew that the boards were glued together, but not what the process or glue is.  Thanks!   Annie -----Original Message----- From: Farrell [mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com] Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:17 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Decal adhesive/Music rack needed ----- Original Message -----   >> How are the separate pieces of a soundboard adhered to each other?   > > They're glued - what else? > > Ron N Kinda-sorta like in the pictures below:    Or, more info on panel glue-up can be found at: <a href=http://www.farrellpiano.com/panels.htm>http://www.farrellpiano.com/panels.htm</a>   Terry Farrell Farrell Piano