more heresy

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Stephen Birkett wrote:

> And I don't think *all* old methods are best. I do use electricity. And I
> heat my glue in a coffee percolator rather than an open fire, which I
> doubt would be very popular in my basement anyway. Seriously, I am only
> suggesting that you modern guys and gals learn the old ways the way they
> *really* were, rather than how we were always told they were, so that you
> can assess properly their relevance to the modern piano. Don't forget I'm
> the one that wants to use computer simulation to analyse early
> pianos...you can't get more modern than that.


But you still rough-up the surface of wood prior to gluing even though
we now understand that animal hide glue is a very poor gap filler and
what you're doing is introducing gaps into the glue line. (See R. Bruce
Hoadly's articles in Fine Woodworking from a couple of years back.)

--ddf