[pianotech] Bolduc glue

[David Doremus]

There always seems to be some mystique about glue, and no solid answers. 
I have been assured for years by a few of the 'earlier than thou' 
instrument makers that Titebond is completely unacceptable for 
instrument work as it creeps and doesn't dry as strong as hide glue. No 
one can prove this, as far as I know, and I have a 5 8va clavichord I 
made, starting almost 20 years ago, the soundboard panel, bridge plys 
and keyboard panel as well as every joint were glued with Titebond and 
show no signs of any failure yet. I'd love to see glue data like that 
before making a decision on what to buy rather than relying on what is 
accepted wisdom in some circles but not in others.

--Dave


On 2/23/12 12:19 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:
> On 2/23/2012 11:48 AM, Encore Pianos wrote:
>> Ok, so who's the manufacturer?
>
> How would I know? If we had Shore hardness values available for glues 
> we can look up, we could very possibly find a number of glues just 
> like it for probably a third the price.