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> >> >>
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