<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   Hi Stephane</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Here in the States we have cold hide glue in  bottle.  How convenient !!.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   It has a<U> long working time. </U> I have glued in dozens of boards with this glue.  It will set up hard & produce an incredibly strong  joint. If you are able to find it it is made by Franklins & comes in a brown bottle <FONT size=4>but </FONT>make sure it's fresh & not out of date. Easier than adding urea to extend pot life.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  For what it's worth.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale Erwin</EM></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Hi list.<BR><BR>I'm about to install my second new soundboard into my 23rd piano.  The first<BR>one I glued with fish glue.  This one, I want to try with hide glue, as I<BR>read somewhere that only this glue will and fill the small gaps efficiently,<BR>and dry very hard, favoring minimal energy loss at the joint.<BR>Do you think at some cave at's, or do you have special advice for this<BR>situation ?  I already understood that I need one or two helpers in order to<BR>spread the glue very quickly.<BR>I'm just asking now, because Friday it will be too late.<BR>A fellow restorer did tell me to bore the holes in the soundboard at the<BR>place for the plate bolts in two times, starting the hole from below, and<BR>finishing from above, in order to avoid those nasty wood splits when the<BR>bore come out.  I know this can sound pretty obvious for some, but I have to<BR>admit that I wouldn't have thought of it, and would have had to do the first<BR>bad experience before upgrading my process.<BR>I'm now in the mood of upgrading my process before doing some more bad<BR>experience.  You all know what I mean.<BR><BR>Thanks in advance.<BR><BR>Peace to all.<BR><BR>Stéphane Collin.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Start the year off right. <A title="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" href="http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489" target="_blank">Easy ways to stay in shape</A> in the new year. </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>