At 03:39 PM 2/21/97 -0500, Sam G. wrote: >I instinctively know hot glue is the way to go in many instances, but have >good luck with titebond. Anyone know why hot glue is worth the trouble? Hide glue has musical and strength properties that are well-known to musical instrument builders. For example, it's strong enough to take the strain of steel strings on a guitar bridge, while retaining the ability to be easily removed. All the luthiers I talk to also say that it transfers energy more efficiently, but I have no data on that. >Titebond does come apart when hanging hammers with agood extractor. I'm curious if anyone has done any definitive work on the musical properties of hide glue over Titebond. My own preference would be hot hide, merely because it's organic and IMO other than necessary metal parts all musical instruments should be made from organic materials. B-}) John Musselwhite, RPT Calgary, Alberta Canada musselj@cadvision.com
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