Why "Hot Hide Glue" is ideal for bushiings....

[Farrell]

Gee, I always thought hot hide glue was the adhesive of choice among 
professionals for this task. Well, let's see......

Hot hide is odor free, non-toxic (as a matter of fact, my doggie says it's 
dern tooin' good!), gap-filling, no-run, grips beautifully when wet AND dry, 
and DOES release felt VERY easily after full cure with light soaking and 
leaves NO residue. I don't think anyone kills a cow or sheep just to make 
some glue out of it's hide.....

Best of all, mixed and heated properly, hot hide has minimal seepage into 
felt, leaving the felt well glued, yet retaining all it's felt properties.

And besides, it's fun to mix and use the gooey stuff!

And if a non-piano tech is watching you work, it simply impresses the heck 
out of 'em!

No Titebond for this cowboy (well, at least for key bushings) - I do all my 
work just like they did 120 years ago........

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> Odor free, non-toxic, gap-filling ( good for damaged
> mortises, to provide a nice, smooth surface )
> no-run:grips beautifully when dry and DOES release
> felt easily, after full cure, with soaked wedges of
> backrail cloth stuffed into bushings for 1/2 hour.
>     AND its manufacture does not ( to the best of my
> knowledge ) involve any bloodshed.
>    Try it. You'll like it.
> Thumpe
>
>
> P.S. I was using "Aileen's tacky glue" but this seems
> way better, and leaves less residue with bushing
> removal.
>
> Euphonious Thumpe