my own Soundboard

[Greg Newell]

Del,
    At this point in time I am favoring either hide glue or Titebond II. I'd
rather expend my energies getting good wood to use for the soundboard and the
ribs. Any ideas for sources?

Greg

Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: January 11, 2002 5:15 PM
> Subject: Re: my own Soundboard
>
> > Hi Greg. One particular thing I noted from the Bolduc soundboard
> > installation seminar was his plug for Bolduc glue. It is a white liquid
> glue
> > that appears much like Titebond. It has a long working life like Titebond,
> > but dries to a glass-like hardness like hide glue (very much unlike
> Titebond
> > and other "white" glues). It seemed to me to be the best of both worlds:
> > hard glass-like bond, but long working time for the one-person shop to
> > install a board. I'm sure it is available from Pianotek.
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
>
> Terry, Greg, et al,
>
> Titebond II works quite well for soundboard assembly. It has a good working
> life, it is nearly waterproof and dries/cures to a rigid enough bond that it
> can be used for most bent-laminate purposes.
>
> I'm curious, however, why you would seem to think 'glass-like hardness'
> would be advantageous for either soundboard assembly or installation.
> Neither the spruce used to make the soundboard panel nor the maple (or
> Select Hardwood) rims the soundboard is glued to is glass-like hard. Nor are
> they particularly rigid.
>
> If you'd like to get more sophisticated in your selection of adhesives--and
> if you're willing to purchase them in 1-gallon and 5-gallon quantities--you
> can get MPA II from CustomPak. (See www.custompak.com. Their site lists
> mostly 1-gallon quantities, call them, 800.454.4583, for 5-gallon prices and
> more information.) This is simply a commercial version of Titebond II (made
> by Borden [sp?]). It is white and cures to a milky, translucent color.
>
> You can also purchase (from CustomPak) MPAs in variety of other
> formulations; high viscosity, low viscosity, heat setting, etc.
>
> Del

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