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By shoulder you do mean spine, right? If that is the case, then I've had some success with that kind of thing by building up one part of the spine with tape
and leaving the rest of the spine bare....

You state in your post that your stones were high in the middle, but don't mention whether you lapped them to make them flat. If you didn't lap them, THAT could be the cause of your slight frown.
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