hide glue

[Keith Roberts]

Thanks ric, it's just key bushings. I've left my pouporie hide glue pot on
for a week or so with the glue sealed up in a jar. It looked exactly the
same 10 days later. I wonder what that does to the glue? The thermostat I
put on it from a warming plate kept it at 135* even after I let the water in
the pot dry up. I figured I didn't have to worry about forgetting to turn
the thing off and burning the house down.
Keith R
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Moody" <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 12:08 AM
Subject: Re: hide glue


> >Is it ok to mix hot hide glue from two different sources
>
> Yes,  Someone told me the lighter ones,  crystals, are better
> quality.  If you want the best quality use only the best crystals.
> But after it has been mixed up and cooled and then heated up
> again,  someone told me it has different characteristics from the
> original and even more if it has been cooled and heated up a  3rd
> time.  It gets harder and more brittle after each heating which is
> good for some applications, like felt to metal but not so good
> bonding wood to wood, or so I have been told.
>     The book "Tone Building", American Steel and Wire,  the
> original one with all  3 conferences has excellent narratives how
> to  use glue and how it is used.   ---ric
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Keith Roberts <kpiano@goldrush.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 12:38 AM
> Subject: hide glue
>
>
> Is it ok to mix hot hide glue from two different sources? The
> crystals are different shades, one lighter. Seems like someone
> told me not to but I can't think of why.
> Keith R
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