"Winstick - The Pianomakers Glue"?

[David Ilvedson]

Made from bone and made from Hide...

David I.

>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>
>>
>>