<HTML>In a message dated 6/25/2002 8:00:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, HOOD@uwplatt.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:Re: Buldoc wood glue Date:6/25/2002 8:00:46 PM Pacific Standard Time From:<A HREF="mailto:HOOD@uwplatt.edu">HOOD@uwplatt.edu</A> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent from the Internet Margaret</BLOCKQUOTE>   Opinions will abound And I'm open to them all however ,Yes I've used the stuff (cold hide glue)for a long time and observed the stuff after it has dried in hot dry weather and it's hard. Those of us who do use it always use the stuff in date to be safe. If you ever have tried to get pieces apart after they've been glued and  dried thoroughly I think most of the nay sayers would think it quite tuff stuff. I don't live in a humid climate or I might be concerned.   Just a thought    Dale <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> "Cold" hide glue - I assume you mean the liquid kind, which has urea in it to keep it from hardening in the bottle.  WELL, it never really hardens enough ever, esp for any joint with any tension at all on it.  Any kind of humid weather will make it creep.  The harpsichord list gets on this about once a year and negative testimonials pour in.  If you want to use hide glue, great - it's creep-proof, surprisingly resistant to moisture, (anybody who repairs violins etc will tell you how much patience, hot water or steam, and vinegar it takes to get the tops of) and an excellent sound-conductor.  Not that hard to use, with a little practice.  Get a heating pot.     Best, margaret </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>