Rob Goodale wrote; <<Hide glue is the same stuff that dog raw-hide bones are made from, more refined, of course. At one time I was rebuilding a lot of player pianos and my dog savored the moment every time I discarded the old glue to make a fresh batch. Never any leftovers around that shop!!>> CAREFUL about feeding this glue to dogs. I also used to do a lot of player work with hide glue. I noticed that one brand gave me tremendous headaches, another brand did not. In checking this out (years ago) I was told by the glue suppliers that the Federal government (OSHA) now made it mandatory for the hide glue to have an anti-bacterial substance in it, so that no nasty things grew and hurt workers. It was that chemical that gave me the headaches, not the pure glue. I cannot say for sure that the information is correct, - it would be nice to know if it was. BUT! Stephen Birkett wrote: << taste is certainly a test I would use. >> I would not recommend this. <<I have never found any hide glue on this side of the Atlantic that I would have in the shop>> I think he is likely right on this one! Bill Simon Phoenix
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