Guitar Repair Glue: Using Titebond, Hide Glue, Super glue and Epoxy for Instrument Repair

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The hole is to titebond hide glue guitar tab the pin; the slot is to allow A sharp knife with a thin blade will do the job. But Schaller straplocks are made for this. Pete's pickup is from a Gibson Howard Roberts with the oval soundhole, not the Fusion.

Although the Gibson JS only has one coil the slug coil ; the screw coil is a steel plate with the screws mounted in it, transferring one pole of the magnet while the slug coil is the other pole. And about. Light touch. As you know, sets are made up of wound and plain steel strings. I'm pretty sure it was routed for Titevond from the get-go.

I know the guy who had Pete Moreno complete the guitar. I don't think he'd choose Ps. The guitar is on the heritageownersclub. Week Day 4. Blues For Alice in G. I love these changes. It's refreshing to encounter an exercise titebond hide glue guitar tab I have more internalized in the Super Chops program.

Stupid question, probably. But I'm so tired yide bending fingers and uttering four-letter words as I try to attach or detach a guitar strap. I've purchased a number of nice, leather straps, but they Search Titles Only. Forum Gear The Builder's Bench. Titebond or hide glue. Thread Tools. Titebond hide glue guitar tab Date Sep Posts 1, I always use titebond original it has never titebond hide glue guitar tab failed me.

I titebond hide glue guitar tab guittar for peghead hitebond and neck cracks so why change? But after reading and the debate does hide glue bring a better repair in some situations?

Titebond allows much longer working time and the titebond hide glue is supposed to titebond hide glue guitar tab more working time. What do any of you use or thoughts? The Jazz Guitar Hitebond Dictionary. Join Hie Nov Posts The only issue with using hide glue on guitars is that many instruments that are built with hide glue are meant to be taken apart.

For example, violins are built using hide glue because they need to be taken apart when doing repairs, much more than an acoustic guitar would Hide glue can come apart easily with heat and water.

Along with this, hide glue becomes brittle and crumbles after many years, making it a poor choice for an instrument that is intended to remain in one piece for its lifetime, whereas, as mentioned before, instruments made with hide glue are meant to be taken apart and reglued.

I generally use Titebond for my repairs and building because of its reliability and because it comes guiyar to use. I know several guitar repairmen who used to use hot hide glue for their repairs and building projects. All have since switched to Titebond as they all agree Titebond Hide Glue Guitar Order that it is a better glue for guitar building and repairs.

I personally used to use hot hide glue but found that the mixing time Titebond Liquid Hide Glue Expiration Date Table along with its properties as a glue turned me away from using it on guitars. One glue that I recently discovered is fish glue, currently sold by StewMac. I have only used it on several occasions after a guitar building friend of mine recommended it to me. Based on hixe review, it apparently transfers tone quite well and has very similar properties to hide glue; however, I cannot give much of an opinion on it until I have tried it more extensively.

Also, the hide glue guotar you mix is different from the titebond hide glue guitar tab glue that you can buy in a bottle. I would generally recommend that you avoid bottled, premixed hide glue. Titebond has never failed titebond hide glue guitar tab, so why switch now? One of the most useful properties of HHG is that it shrinks as it cures.

The shrinking of the glue can be used to pull a small crack together or pull a ill fitting joint together. Cleanup can also be a good reason to use HHG.

Traces of PVA can effect dye from penetrating wood and any traces of excess glue will show up on a hand rubbed vignette. I have never heard of HHG crumbling and deteriorating with age. We have many examples of HHG lasting for centuries. Fish glue is similar to liquid hide glue.

They are both animal based glues that form a bond with collagen. Collagen is what Titebond Hide Glue Guitar Night mother nature uses to hold titebond hide glue guitar tab all together. Would be interested in what glke use for your guitars Matt? Join Date Sep Posts As someone who titebod repair as well as building, I think we all should think a little more about the ease of repairs down the road.

No instrument will last forever, and certainly not without titebond hide glue guitar tab repairs or modifications along the way. Hide glue lasts plenty titebond hide glue guitar tab enough, and it's relatively easy to work with. I HHG for crack repairs, for braces, etc. I build classical guitars, so only FP finishes. I don't have any issues with titebond, and I do use it with things that need lots of open time.

I've begun using fish glue too over the past year. I like it so far. It's similar to HHG, but with a much longer open time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Originally Posted by deacon Mark.

Actually, I asked a friend of mine, who recently put a new nut and neck set on my '36 Kalamazoo Tenor Guitar, about these older guitars having such a warmer, different sound than the newer ones, he replied about the woods as we all knowaging so gracefully, but he also mentioned something I never thought about. Hide glue has the ability to move with the vibration of the wood, the newer titebknd on the market, basically turn to stone.

While securing braces and the rest of the instrument, the modern glue also separates these components; hide glue connects them. How about that Originally Posted by Ol' Fret.

There's no constructive or any other tjtebond reason at all that instruments of the violin family need titebond hide glue guitar tab frequently, or titebond hide glue guitar tab more extent, to be taken apart when doing repairs, compared to plucked instruments.

Originally Posted by Sam Sherry. With all respect, sure there is. Flat-tops and classicals can be repaired through the big circular hole chopped in the middle of the top. Violins can't. Most archtop guitars have wide enough f-holes to do a lot of repair. Violins don't. Bill Barker said over 30 years ago when the trend was trying to make or equate carved top guitars with violins. Big mistake violins have sound post made on a completely different principle.

Archtop guitars are designed to have sound bounce off the back. Also I remember Jimmy Foster an I were talking about removing necks for resetting and he said my necks are designed to not really ever come off, but if I ever need to take one off I will saw it off. Join Date Feb Posts Very educational post. I don't have the experience you folks had but gitebond came across a Gibson engineer talking about Hide Glue, custom tops.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but a couple of things to throw into the mix chum the waters? In the "X did it so it must be cool" department, I read an interview with Jimmy D'Aquisto where he said that although he has used hide glue in the past, he had at the time of the interview changed completely over to yellow glue for guitar building.

I believe Benedetto has also always used Titebond. In all of the joints I have glued and there have been many, guitar and non-guitarI have never experienced creep with Titebond, cold or otherwise. Titebond hide glue guitar tab kind of creepy. It's probably a good idea to use something like hide glue for parts that are more likely than others to need to be taken apart or adjusted at some point.

Titebond Glue. I use Hide or Aliphatic glue Titebond Liquid Hide Glue For Guitar Ver for nearly all wood to wood repairs including gluing bridges, bridge plates, braces, necks, most cracks and fingerboards. For the novice this is going to be the glue of choice as Hide Glue require more expertise and practice IMO. While there are glues, adhesives and sealants designed for specific applications, many times more than one product will do the job. Once our recommendation is provided, carefully review all product information to ensure you have made the best selection. Titebond Genuine Hide Glue. Titebond II Dark Wood Glue. Titebond II Extend Wood Glue. Titebond II Fluorescent Wood Glue. Titebond II Premium Wood Glue. Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue. Titebond Melamine Glue. Titebond No-Run, No-Drip Wood Glue. Titebond Original Wood Glue. Titebond Polyurethane Glue.

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