John said: "For the first time ever, I have a batch of hide glue, that smells bad. I have, unfortunately, used it on some bellows. Is the strength of it less? What is wrong that it has this bad smell? I bought it in the last month, and it is a fresh batch. Kind of reminds me of a cow byre. John Ross" John, It has been my experience that the lesser quality glues do have an obnoxious odor. I would contact your supplier and tell them aboot your experience. Their supplier may have given them a lesser quality glue than was intended. They need to know. Perhaps your supplier will know what grade it is. If it is below a 195, it would be a substandard glue and should not be used for the high level qualities we, (piano types), require/need.<G> Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon) Captain, Tool Police Squares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20090620/a10b1695/attachment.htm>
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