Gluing the soundboard bars

I know I'm doing this a bit reversed, but I wanted to get something on the soundboard to reinforce it as soon as possible, and I had the soundboard bars (fir) all ready to go. So on they went!

New soundboard fitted

The new soundboard is thinned and fitted to the rim. I used a beltsander for the thinning instead of a blockplane. Dustier, but less work! Also much more even thickness.