> Secondly, I doubt if any "Piano Makers" ever really
>used this stuff. The fact that it is a "....bone glue", puts it in the
>category of substandard grade glue.
>Regards,
>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
Hey Joe,
I haven't been able to find anything definitive, but that does seem to be
the consensus. Bone glue is most often mentioned in bookbinding, gesso
work, sizing and such, where hide glue is the preferred goo for structural
stuff and instruments.
>We must first understand where we've been before we can tell
>where we're going. Squares are part of the equation.<G>
"It's a question of whether we're going to go forward with the future, or
past to the back."
-- J. Danforth Quayle --
Ron N
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