"Cold" hide glue - I assume you mean the liquid kind, which has urea in it to keep it from hardening in the bottle. WELL, it never really hardens enough ever, esp for any joint with any tension at all on it. Any kind of humid weather will make it creep. The harpsichord list gets on this about once a year and negative testimonials pour in. If you want to use hide glue, great - it's creep-proof, surprisingly resistant to moisture, (anybody who repairs violins etc will tell you how much patience, hot water or steam, and vinegar it takes to get the tops of) and an excellent sound-conductor. Not that hard to use, with a little practice. Get a heating pot. Best, margaret Hood
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