"Winstick - The Pianomakers Glue"?

[Isaac OLEG]

I agree with Joe that it smell camphor.

We have a quality there that is sold for woodworking or veneer work.

Taking a long time to became hard this kind may well be useful for
case work, veneer gluing or repair.

It is sold here by a veneer retailer, and is considered of good use
for that.

It takes 1 week to really harden, but strangely it seems to be very
hard after awhile, more than expected for a "reusable product"

I don't see the difference between "hide glue" and bone glue ? can
someone explain ?

I have hot glue in pearls for strong hard bonds, nerve glue for more
elastic bonds, I can mix the 2 if I want a special use.

The hard glue is easier on the brush I've find.

As I said before all the precedent qualities I had have some mold
appearing after awhile, and did not smell very good (urea smell).
The ones I've find recently smell good while not strong, and seems to
keep their qualities very long, if kept in an open can.

Regards.

Isaac OLEG




> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org
> [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de Joseph Garrett
> Envoyé : lundi 29 juillet 2002 16:56
> À : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : "Winstick - The Pianomakers Glue"?
>
>
> There are several versions of this stuff. The one I've had
> experience with
> is in a "jelly" like state when cold. It smells heavily of
> Camphor. The fact
> that it is in this "Jelly" state when cold, makes it
> suspect for good
> gluing. You can heat it over and over and each time it
> returns to the
> "jelly" state. Hmmmm? 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)
>
> We must first understand where we've been before we can tell
> where we're going. Squares are part of the equation.<G>
>
>