Double Bass Top installation after difficult removal

[JC Pat]

I recently removed the top on a carved bass and it did not go as planned. It was my first time removing a top. I used a hot spatula and thought all the popping noise was the glue giving way but when I finally got the top off I realized it was mostly the top splintering and pieces of the top sticking to the ribs. The top had been removed previously and I think maybe white glue was used to glue the top back on. My question is now what? Do I leave the splinters in place, remove the splinters from the ribs and reglue them to the top or something different? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Oof. Yeah, you’re gonna want to steam those off ASAP and glue them back where they came from. A steam iron will work, but don’t iron your clothes with it again after you’re done. I use the pen knife blade of a Swiss Army.

 

[dperrott]

yep, take those pieces off and glue them "from whence they came". Looks like pea glue. You will probably have to re-edge the top in some of those places