I must put in a good word for "carpenter" glues. They've never "creeped" on me. I've repaired many soundboard cracks with this type of glue with (so far) permanent results and no apparent effect on tone. Remember that any glue is a poor sound transmitter, and the less used the better, theoretically...

•I think that we are all greatly indebted to Craig Brougher for his terrific treatise on hot hide glue. I guess that most of us have probably encountered loose joints in furniture glued with PVA at some time. I have no problems with hot hide glue (I was taught with it at college) but simply like to ...

•In my opinion there are a number of misleading and perhaps inaccurate statements in the forwarded article. In a short nutshell (or at least as short as I can make it): Adhesives are (or should be) chosen based on a number of factors. Gap-filling adhesives are different from non-gap filling adhesive...

•Ern Grover, in his article about glues and adhesives said a few things that may be a bit misleading, while disagreeing with my article on hot hide glue. He said: > In my opinion there are a number of misleading and perhaps inaccurate > statements in the forwarded article. In a short nutshell (or at...

•After all the long thread about various glues, I feel I must add my two cents worth. I have been deeply involved in the audio, sound and loudspeaker industry for over 45 years. I have worked for two major manufacturers of loudspeakers: (1) Altec Lansing, one of the very first, in 1938 when it was p...

•Hi All, With all the talk about glues and sealants, Craig Brougher has written an in-depth article that examines the virtues and drawbacks associated with a number of 'hardware store' and professional quality products. For some interesting and informative reading, visit http://www.player-care.com/c...

What is the best type of glue currently used to glue in pouches? I'm rebuilding some lock and cancel valves, and it's been a number of years since I overhauled anything, and maybe there is some new practice being used nowadays. Larry Mayo

Larry Mayo, Usually use Hide glue for pouches if leather, but since your previous pouches were synthetic and air tight, be preparted to change the bleed size or make sure your pouches are as air tight as the previous ones. Usually those Wurlitzer blocks originally had zypher skin pouches. Robin Prat...

Here are some methods I've heard of for opening them: Cold - Put the stack in a grocer's freezer, and find an area on the freezer floor that's not properly leveled. Place stack so it spans a valley in the floor. Once it's good and cold, jump on it! It'll bust open. Heat - Build a metal box that'll c...

At 12:21 AM 2/1/96 PST, Larry Fisher wrote: > Regarding the fact that it's a Gulbransen player... if you have the > one with the screwed in pneumatics, you're probably going to be about > average in cost of rebuilding. If you have the one where everything is glued > together,... well, they can be in...

Hi, Dee. Craig here. Neener neener to the single clamp on glued joints, but ok on the balanced 4 clamps of Ampico blocks. Nothing at all wrong with that! For the other readers: Clamps tend to slide parts when used without restraints, and to imagine the detailed work required to restrain a hundred sm...

As I start to remove the old pneumatic cloth from a set of Simplex unit pneumatics, I wondered what methods other rebuilders use for this task. I have peeled the old cloth and then sanded them, and that works well but it is very time consuming plus it is very easy to cause damage by over sanding. I ...

There is a time and a place for all glues. I have used white carpenter's glue, then yellow carpenter's glue (Tight Bond) called aliphatic resin for all wood to wood joints, from split pin blocks to sound board rib repair. I have used hide glue for wood to wood joints. The people I trained under used...

Since the topic of glue has been opened, how about the latest versions of Fish Glue? Allegedly fish glue combines the best features of hot hide glue with the ease of working of cold glues. No need to heat it up, and it gels much more slowly, giving you time to adjust the pieces, unlike hot glues. On...

Several months ago someone wrote "leaving hot glue in an elevated temperature in a closed plastic bottle would cause the glue to go stinko or something". I have left it heated all day and can't see any problem. Does anyone have any comment on this? I want to be sure I am not creating a problem for m...

Several month ago someone posted an article stating if you kept hot glue in a sealed plastic and heated and reheated it would get stinko. I have been doing just that and have not experienced any problem. Can anyone shed anymore light on this? [ Editor's Note: [ [ Doug posted a similar message on the...

Colin Hinz sez: > Lee Valley Tools ... They > also sell a one-quart thermostatically-controlled glue pot, American > made but manufacturer not stated, for $118. How is this for a price? For the past 30+ years, I've been using a deep fryer for a glue pot quite successfully. I usually pick them up at ...

On the topic of moldy glue and stinking glue (hide or hot glue): There are different kinds of hide or animal glue sold through supply houses. The best kind is the clear light amber and uniform colored granules. On the first use, the glue is a light golden color. On second and third uses, it gets dar...

I wish I was magical, but I'm not (anymore). I really had high hopes about rebuilding my piano (1921 upright Beckwith player), but now I'm not so sure. It is in deplorable condition, and badly needs rebuilding, but I can't spend the money. I would like to just let it alone, but I wouldn't get any jo...

Hi John, What a great idea from John Tuttle about using a hot glue gun for tacking rubber tubes in place on machines. We have done restorations for 40 years (about 300 machines, counting music boxes, orchestrions, players, reproducers, etc.) and it never occurred to us to use a glue gun to keep thos...