<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <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 Stepahne</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Many of the pianos I have used the Franklin Cold hide glue have gone to the Bay are where it can be 60% humidity for much of the year.  SO far no exploding pianos. What I have found is that as it ages it seems to get really hard. IE shards of it hangin off the bottom of the board are glassy like it's hot glue cousin.  Also My buddy David Hughes in Maryland </EM><U><EM>(</EM>home of the Baltimorons</U><EM>) uses it routinely & his summer climates are harsher than  in Calif. Also One of my mentors in Minnesota uses it in a very cruel climate.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Your glue is out of date.  It reads oct 24 2007.  Which means sell before this date. Like milk.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   For board glue in I would suggest using a glue that is still in date.  When I do apply it I like to warm it slightly in my glue pot.  It spreads quickly & penetrates easier.  I've done it both ways.  Still ....no exploding pianos.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Your safe in my opinion.</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale</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 John.<BR><BR>Well, this was my point : hot hide glue does the job pretty well, even in<BR>our humid climates.<BR>But will the cold hide glue do ?<BR>May I ask Terry and Dale who use it with great satisfaction what kind of<BR>climate their instruments are in ?<BR>Following the tech at Franklin, the liquid hide glue would soften at 60 %<BR>humidity.  Is this a concern in a piano where the board is firmly pressed on<BR>the rim by the plate ?<BR>Ah, and a far more stupid question : on the bottles of liquid hide glue,<BR>they print a date.  On mines it says "exp : 24/10/07".  Does this mean the<BR>glue was EXPedited on October 2007, or that the glue EXPires on that date ?<BR>(Or was it designed to EXPlose, which apparently it didn't ?)<BR><BR>Best regards.</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>